"Death of a Salesman" Quotes
A disillusioned salesman's pursuit of the American Dream leads to tragedy and a confrontation with his own failures.
plays | 117 pages | Published in 1949
Quotes
A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.
The jungle is dark but full of diamonds.
I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!
The man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates a personal interest, is the man who gets ahead.
He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake.
I don't say he's a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper.
The woods are burning, boys. Is that a way to answer people?
You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away—a man is not a piece of fruit!
I am not a leader of men, Willy, and neither are you.
I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been!
