Terrence McNally Quotes

Terrence McNally — American Playwright born on November 03, 1938,

Terrence McNally is an American playwright... (wikipedia)

Cheating is not the American way. It is small, while we are large. It is cheap, while we are richly endowed. It is destructive, while we are creative. It is doomed to fail, while our gifts and responsibilities call us to achieve. It sabotages trust and weakens the bonds of spirit and humanity, without which we perish.

If you're trying to write something that you don't understand and embrace at the very core of you, it's not going to turn out with quite the authenticity and passion it should have.

I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy, but I don't - life is a blessing.

I like to surprise myself. I've always been attracted to projects where I don't know how they're going to turn out.

I'm of the school 'Write what you know.' You can educate yourself, but the best writing usually comes from the heart.