December 2009
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“Dear Lenny,
You know only too well how hard it is for me to show gratitude and affection, much less to commit them to writing. But tonight I feel I must. West Side Story means much more to me than a first show, more even than the privilege of collaborating with you and Arthur and Jerry.
I don’t think I’ve ever said to you how fine I think the score is, since I prefer kidding...
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Sondheim may not always be easy or ingratiating, but he doesn’t make...
– Sondheim at 70: A Good Thing Still Going
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You may know what you need, but to get what you...
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To see them—indiscriminate
Women, it
Pains me more than I can say,
The lack...
– “Liaisons”, A Little Night Music (via mattheww)
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I must be dreaming
It’s wonderful to see so many people on Tumblr who love Sondheim and his work. Thank you for helping to make this project such a joy.
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Wishes come true, not free.
– Children Will Listen, Into the Woods
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Every day a little death, In the parlor, in the bed, In the curtains, in the silver, In the buttons, in the bread. Every day a little sting In the heart and in the head. Every move and every breath, And you hardly feel a thing, Brings a perfect little death.
— Every Day a Little Death, A Little Night Music
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You’re sorry-grateful, Regretful-happy. Why look for answers When none occur? You’ll always be what you always were, Which has nothing to do with, all to do with her.
— Sorry-Grateful, Company
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