unearths some literary gems.
From Conversations with Thornton Wilder:
***"A novelist selects words so far as possible to create a precise image in the mind of the reader. A dramatist writes blank checks for the collaboration of others."***[Bonus: A reference to "Balding Egret Community Playhouse," which appears to be something Wilder made up--and which precurses the Startled Egret restaurant in The Pleasure Dial.]