Arthur Miller
Born: 01-01-1915
Arthur Miller was a prominent American playwright known for his incisive portrayals of social and personal issues. Born in 1915, he penned classics like "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible," which critique the American Dream and McCarthyism, respectively. His work earned him numerous accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize. Miller's plays remain influential for their exploration of morality and human struggles. He passed away in 2005.
Book summaries for books written by Arthur Miller
Quotes
The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.
I wanted to be effective. I wanted to use my talent to serve humanity, but I didn't know how.
I know I must appear insane... because I am insane. But I am not so insane that I don't appreciate the difference between a play and a courtroom.
Nothing is more important than that you see and love the beauty that is around you.
It is not easy to stand up against your constituents, your friends, your colleagues, your community, and sometimes even against your family.
There is no justice in the world, unless we make it.
The closer a man approaches tragedy the more intense is his concentration of emotion upon the fixed point of his commitment, which is to say the closer he approaches what in life we call fanaticism.
Nobody dast blame this man. You don't understand: Willy was a salesman. And for a salesman, there's no rock bottom to the life.
You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away - a man is not a piece of fruit.
What is the secret to success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you get experience? Wrong decisions.
There's always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends.