Read the great stuff, but read the stuff that isn't so grea… - Edward Albee

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Read the great stuff, but read the stuff that isn't so great, too. Great stuff is very discouraging. If you read only Beckett and Chekhov, you'll go away and only deliver telegrams for Western Union.

Edward Albee

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Edward Albee (March 12, 1928 – September 16, 2016) was an American playwright, known for works including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Zoo Story, The Sandbox and The American Dream.

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Birth Name: Edward Franklin Albee

Alternative Names: Edward Franklin Albee III

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