Musical comedies aren’t written, they are rewritten.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Humor
The concerts you enjoy together, neighbors you annoy together, children you destroy together, that make marriage a joy.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Marriage
The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Society
Over a period of time it’s been driven home to me that I’m not going to be the most popular writer in the world, so I’m always happy when anything in any way is accepted.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Blessings
When the audience comes in, it changes the temperature of what you’ve written.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Audiences
Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Performance
If I cannot fly, Let me sing.
—Stephen Sondheim
Topics: Singing
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