"The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself."

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"I believe we are now in a struggle over whether or not we are going to save America."

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"There's something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country."

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"If you really want to help the American theater, don't be an actress, dahling. Be an audience."

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