Art is something you don't just reproduce-what you see everyday doesn't seem to be inspiring to them. But you do something with it so that it's not bound by the law of reality. My work has always had that influence. I've never felt that it was necessary at all to write realistic plays... (María Irene Fornés)

Art is something you don't just reproduce-what you see everyday doesn't seem to be inspiring to them. But you do something with it so that it's not bound by the law of reality. My work has always had that influence. I've never felt that it was necessary at all to write realistic plays...

María Irene Fornés

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