Don't Write Stage Directions. If It Is Not Apparent What The Character Is Trying To Accomplish By Saying The Line

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Don't write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is
trying to accomplish by saying the line, telling us how the character said
it, or whether or not she moved to the couch, isn't going to aid the case.
-- David Mamet

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