"I can't quite remember the exact moment when I became obsessed with writing a play about the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but I knew that I wanted to somehow tell the stories of the Congolese women caught in the cross-fire."

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Source : "Picking Through the Ruins: How Do We Stop The DRC’s War Against Women" by Lynn Nottage, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 28, 2009.

Lynn Nottage

#War Quotes #Writing Quotes #Fire Quotes

“It's only when an American steps outside of their own culture that you see how integral it is.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I mean, I don't think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the artist they have in mind; you have to keep in mind if you're going to work with Claus Ogerman. You invite him to do what he does.”
“I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan.”
“When I first got to Nashville, somebody said that [Kris Kristofferson and I] were the only two people who could describe Dolly Parton without using their hands.”
“None of us really pushes hard enough. People always talk about playing over your head when you are up against someone really good. Maybe you don't play over your head at all. Maybe it's just potential you never knew you had.”
“I own over ninety-five different hats and, over the years, have lost or given away 120 hats. You gain to lose you lose to gain.”
“I believe strongly that we should have nominees to the United States Supreme Court based on their qualifications rather than any litmus test.”
“I was working on the book, but in a very subterranean kind of a fashion. And I think that giving yourself permission to respect that, without being lazy and not doing work when you could be doing work and just don't feel like it - that's a different balance that can be complicated to strike.”

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