Lillian Hellman Quotes

Lillian Florence Hellman was an American dramatist and screenwriter known for her success as a playwright on Broadway, as well as her communist sympathies and political activism.

Occupation:

playwright, writer, screenwriter

Born:

06/20/05

Died:

06/30/84 (age 79 years)

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

cynicism

Sarcastic Quotes

People change and forget to tell each other.

human, people

changes

Sad Quotes

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.

conscience

Sarcastic Quotes

Since when do you have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Sarcastic Quotes

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a Judge's chamber can believe in an unprejudiced point of view.

point of view

Sarcastic Quotes

I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.

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