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Courtrooms contain every symbol of authority that a set designer could imagine. Everyone stands up when you come in. You wear a costume identifying you as, if not quite divine, someone special.


Irving R. Kaufman

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AMIE KAUFMAN What does it mean?” Flynn turns to gaze at me, eyes finally meeting mine.

I find myself...
AMIE KAUFMAN My breath catches, responding to an unfamiliar pull in my chest, an ache in my soul. I shouldn’t m...
AMIE KAUFMAN He can’t take his eyes off the stars, but I can’t take mine off his face. I can see the stars re...
AMIE KAUFMAN He can’t take his eyes off the stars, but I can’t take mine off his face.
AMIE KAUFMAN And I liked this extreme character of de Sade.
PHILIP KAUFMAN Whatever you think of de Sade, he was a complex figure and we should not look for easy answers with ...
PHILIP KAUFMAN We are engaged in a very serious campaign over all of these initiatives and they are all failing, .....
GALE KAUFMAN This is the first election that's about him .
GALE KAUFMAN Why would they do that? They know he's failing.
GALE KAUFMAN There is so much anger about the governor holding this election that we're not worried about turnout...
GALE KAUFMAN This governor is spending $80 million of taxpayer money on an election that voters resoundingly have...
GALE KAUFMAN I think it means what we've been saying all along - the governor's initiatives are not real reform. ...
GALE KAUFMAN It's a phony election that he creates on issues that every poll says voters don't care about and he'...
GALE KAUFMAN We were just delighted to have (Lewin).
GREG KAUFMAN We wanted to promote civic engagement and to use the cultural arts to diversify the educational expe...
GREG KAUFMAN From Dec. 1 to May 15, you have to drive your boat completely different.
GREG KAUFMAN Data is very helpful in writing grant proposals to get funding for subsequent surveys. We certainly ...
GREGG KAUFMAN After a lot of helpful conversation among faculty and students in the School of Health Sciences and ...
GREGG KAUFMAN The Coverdell Institute is lodged in academic affairs and we serve to promote civic engagement and h...
GREGG KAUFMAN In our racist, sexist society, Christmas is the 8 hours when we stop killing each other and gratutio...
LLOYD KAUFMAN Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a mil...
CHARLIE KAUFMAN Clear skies, cousin". Good luck, he means. There are never clear skies on Avon, no blue, no stars. B...
AMIE KAUFMAN But when there's no hope to be found anywhere, even the tiniest chance is worth taking.
AMIE KAUFMAN Am I not merciful?
AMIE KAUFMAN You have me. Until every last star in the galaxy dies.

You have me.
AMIE KAUFMAN You're talking about a potential commitment almost to the level of the financial commitment we're pu...
HUGH KAUFMAN