Back to Methuselah though Kennedy stated that he was quoting Shaw—"You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?' Back to Methuselah Back to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch) by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface ("An Infidel Half Century") and a series of five plays: "In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden)", "The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day", "The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170", "Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000", and "As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920". All were written during 1918–20, published simultaneously by
Why Marry? 1918 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A member of the Pulitzer Prize jury wrote: "I have seen 'Why Marry?'... and find it an admirable piece of comedy...There are some things in the piece which I do not like but on the whole it is the best piece of drama I have seen this year." The East Lynne Theater Company presented "Why Marry?" in Cape May, New Jersey, April 2013. The play takes place during a week-end at a country house. The characters are: Jean, the host's youngest sister, brought up to be married; Rex, an unmarried neighbor; Lucy, the hostess; Cousin