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United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984)

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth. Lillian Hellman »
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth. Lillian Hellman »
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. Lillian Hellman »
I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak. Lillian Hellman »
If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves. Lillian Hellman »
It it not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute. Lillian Hellman »
Lonely people talking to each other can make each other lonelier. Lillian Hellman »
My father was often angry when I was most like him. Lillian Hellman »
Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view. Lillian Hellman »
Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped. Lillian Hellman »
Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did. Lillian Hellman »
People change and forget to tell eachother. Lillian Hellman »
We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads. It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell on them. Lillian Hellman »

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