What are plays?

Famous quotes containing the word plays:

    “For if he meets another cat he will kiss her in kindness.
    For when he takes his prey he plays with it to give it chance.”
    —Christopher Smart (1722–1771)

    “The key word in my plays is “perhaps.””
    —Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

    “Say that it is the serenade
    Of a man that plays a blue guitar.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)