I understand his longing for immortality … Willy's writing his name in a cake of ice on a hot day, but he wishes he were writing in stone. - Arthur Miller

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I understand his longing for immortality … Willy's writing his name in a cake of ice on a hot day, but he wishes he were writing in stone.

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About Arthur Miller

Arthur Asher Miller (17 October 1915 – 10 February 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and author. Widely recognized as one of the most significant American playwrights of the 20th Century, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949 for Death of a Salesman.

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Pen Names: Jonathan Lovelett
Birth Name: Arthur Asher Miller

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