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All My Sons
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"All My Sons" Quotes

A man's dark secret from the past threatens to destroy his family in this powerful drama by Arthur Miller.

Quotes

The star's dying, too, but it's got a long time. It'll be a long time before it goes out. And we're only here for a little while, just a little while.

Arthur Miller

lifemortality

Once and for all you can know there's a universe of people outside and you're responsible to it.

Arthur Miller

responsibility

You can be better! Once and for all you can know there's a universe of people outside and you're responsible to it.

Arthur Miller

self-improvement

There's only one thing you can do for a dying man—make his life a torch.

Arthur Miller

compassionempathy

The average man is a coward.

Arthur Miller

courage

I love you, darling. I love you. I feel—awful about you, but I—

Arthur Miller

loveregret

I wanted to tell you. I didn't want to live with it all my life and then pass it on to them.

Arthur Miller

guiltconfession

I am his father and he's my son, and if there's something bigger than that I'll put a bullet in my head!

Arthur Miller

familyloyalty

I don't know why it is, but every time I reach out for something I want, I have to pull back because other people will suffer.

Arthur Miller

sacrificeconsequence

There are certain men in the world who rather see everybody hung before they'll take blame.

Arthur Miller

accountabilityblame