Unfortunately for the modern dramatist, during the past century and a half the public realm has been less and less of a realm where human deeds are done, and more and more of a realm of mere human behavior. The contemporary dramatist has lost his natural subject. W. H. Auden
Economic system of the US was created & designed before women had a voice in the public realm. We do have a voice now; it's important that we use it not to fit into the system but to change the system. The main engine of our economy should be the care & nurturance of our children. Marianne Williamson
You can get a subjective and highly factual dossier on most anyone in the public realm almost instantly. It's why publishers don't worry about author photos any more; people just Google a person and get on with things. Douglas Coupland