A playwright must be his own audience. A novelist may lose his readers for a few pages; a playwright never dares lose his audience for a minute.
Terence RattiganAbout author
- Author's profession: Playwright
- Nationality: british
- Born: June 10, 1911
- Died: November 30, 1977
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