He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine.
Quotes from Death of a Salesman — Arthur Miller
1915–2005 United States
24 quotes
A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory.
Never fight fair with a stranger, boy. You'll never get out of the jungle that way.
Attention, attention must be finally paid to such a person.
Work a lifetime to pay off a house — You finally own it and there's nobody to live in it.
You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away — a man is not a piece of fruit.
Everybody likes a kidder, but nobody lends him money.
A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.
Nothing's Planted, I don't have a thing in the ground.
Spite, spite, is the word of your undoing!
I simply asked him if he was making any money. Is that a criticism?
Isn't that — isn't that remarkable? Biff — he likes me!
I'm very well liked in Hartford. You know, the trouble is, Linda, people don't seem to take to me.
You cut your life down for spite!
Personality always wins the day.
We're free and clear, Willy. We're free, we're free, we're free...
Attribution
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