"Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext."

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"Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext."

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"That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier."

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"I held out a lead figurine of Hades-the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter.Nico hesitated. "I don't play that game anymore. It's for kids.""It's got four thousand attack power," I coaxed."Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first."I smiled. "Maybe it's okay to still be a kid once in a while."

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"I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working."

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"The drummer; he inspired me to play like no one else I have ever met."

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"It's wonderful to be able to sit down and write a play."

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"What I try to do in a play is put a problem on stage, head-on, without evasion."

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