I looked on astounded as from his ordinary life he made his art. We were both ordinary men, he and I. Yet from the ordinary he created Legends--and I from Legends created only the ordinary!
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About Peter Shaffer
Peter Shaffer was a 20th-century English playwright and screenwriter. Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was an English playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. His best-known works are the plays Equus and Amadeus, both of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Play. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Art — Creativity, expression, and the role of art in society