Arthur Miller, in The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear,, p. 20.
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The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always.
— Arthur Miller on Embarrassment
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About Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (17 October 1915 – 10 February 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and author. Widely recognized as one of the most significant American playwrights of the 20th Century, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949 for Death of a Salesman.
About Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller (17 October 1915 – 10 February 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and author. Widely recognized as one of the most significant American playwrights of the 20th Century, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949 for Death of a Salesman.
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