Lillian Hellman
Born: 06-19-1905
Lillian Hellman was an influential American playwright and screenwriter known for her sharp, socially conscious works. Born in 1905, she gained fame with plays like "The Children's Hour" and "The Little Foxes." Hellman's career spanned decades, marked by her bold political views and involvement in the anti-fascist movement. Her memoirs, including "Pentimento," offer a candid glimpse into her tumultuous life and times. Her legacy endures through her impactful, daring storytelling.
Book summaries for books written by Lillian Hellman
Quotes
There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it, and other people who just stand around and watch them do it.
I hope you die! I hope you die soon! I'll be at the funeral laughing!
There are people who eat the earth and eat all the people on it like in the Bible with the locusts. And other people who stand around and watch them eat.
I don't have to be nice to you. I paid you a dollar, didn't I?
You can't make a race horse out of a pig.
I'm not good at love. I'm not good at anything.
I hope it spoils the way you look at me. I hope it makes you sick and rotten inside. I hope you never have a moment's peace from it as long as you live.
Some people just can't feel other people's troubles. And I'm many of that kind.
I never had an organ that wasn't a luxury.
You can't make a man respect you. You can't even make him respect himself.
I'm going to build a new house for myself. And for my children.
I'm a very understanding woman. But why do you always understand the wrong thing?