Freddy: Don't snore at the opera. Lawrence: It was Wagner. Freddy: It was 6 hours! I don't even like to have sex and eat bacon for 6 hours.
<--- the set of A Midsummer Night's Dream that I was assistant stage manager for during the 2007 season at the STNJ outdoor stage.
-Dre-
You must remember all the same that at the crux of every game is knowing when it's time to leave the table... And it's important to be artful in your exit. No turning back, you must accept the con is done... It was a ball, it was a blast. And it's a shame it couldn't last. But every chapter has to end, you must agree. ~Dirty Rotten Scoundrels~
There's a special kind of people known as show people. We live in a world full of dreams. Sometimes we're not too certain what's false and what's real. But we're seldom in doubt about what we feel. ~Curtains~
It is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known. ~A Tale of Two Cities ~
Dot: I've come to tell you I'm living because I thought you might care to know, foolish of me because you care about nothing. George: I care about many things. Dot: Things...not people.
It's not a line, but this dialogue is one of the most heart-breaking in a musical.
From Passion: "We each deal with our pride as we can, Captain"
TURPIN: You're in a marry mood today, Mr. Todd. ---Sweeney Todd
EMCEE: We have no troubles here. ---Cabaret
MILES: My virgin! HYSTERIUM: Sir, I am no virgin. ERRONIOUS: Those filthy pirates! ---A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
DICKENSON: But what's wrong with being called an Englishman - the English don't seem to mind. FRANKLIN: Nor would I, were I given the full rights of an Englishman. But to call me one without those rights is like calling an ox a steer. He's thankful for the compliment, but he'd much rather be restored what's rightfully his. DICKENSON: When did you first notice they were missing? ---1776
PROF. HILL: My dear little librarian, you pile up enough tomorrows and you'll find you've collected nothing but a lot of lonely yesterdays. ---The Music Man
"Who is Stephen Sondheim?" -roninjoey "The man who wishes he had written Phantom of the Opera!" - SueleenGay
Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick
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Adams: I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a Congress!
Adams: Well, it doesn't matter. I'll not appear in the history books anyway. Only you. Franklin did this and Franklin did that and Franklin did some other damn thing. Franklin smote the ground and out sprang George Washington, fully grown and on his horse. Franklin then electrified him with his miraculous lightning rod, and the three of them - Franklin, Washington, and the horse - conducted the entire revolution all by themselves. Franklin: I like it.
Franklin: Be careful, Mr. Dickinson. Those who would give up their liberty for a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Adams (upon finding out that Jefferson has not yet started the Declaration): Good God! A whole week! The entire earth was created in a week! Jefferson: Someday, you must tell me how you did it. Adams: Disgusting. Look at him, Franklin. Virginia's most famous lover! Jefferson (hasn't seen his wife in 6 months): Virginia abstains.
Franklin: "Treason is a cause invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers." Adams: I have more to do than stand here listening to you quote yourself. Franklin: No, that was a new one!
Abigail: Oh, John. Can you really know so little about yourself? And can you think so little of me that you'd believe I'd marry the man you've described? Have you forgotten what you used to say to me? I haven't. "Commitment, Abby. Commitment. There are only two creatures of value on the face of this earth - those with a commitment and those who require the commitment of others." Do you remember, John? Adams: I remember. Updated On: 2/19/06 at 05:49 PM
What do you do when you're not sure / Sister James, I have doubts...I have such doubts.-Doubt
I swear to god George, if you even existed I'd divorce you. / You're all flops. I am the Earth Mother, and you are all flops./ Good . Better. Best. Bested- Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
And Anything that came out of Liev Schrieber's mouth in the Glengarry revival.