T<small>ILLERTON</small>: "To him that hath it shall be given—" She hath ... that's all. That's greatness. P<small>RESCOTT</small>: One sort of great… - Zoë Akins

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T<small>ILLERTON</small>: "To him that hath it shall be given—" She hath ... that's all. That's greatness. P<small>RESCOTT</small>: One sort of greatness, maybe. T<small>ILLERTON</small>: Even the great can have only their own sort of greatness. P<small>RESCOTT</small>: And it's often only that they're great sponges. T<small>ILLERTON</small>: Often, yes, or great roses for whose blooming the trees have been pruned and stripped. But they make the beauty of the world and that's enough.

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About Zoë Akins

Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Old Maid.

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Alternative Names: Zoe Akins Zoe Byrd Akins

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