". . . what happened, of course, was that I was writing a play set in the 1940's that was supposed to be somehow representative of black American life, and I didn't have any women in there. And I knew that wasn't going to work."

-- August Wilson

#Writing Quotes #Play Quotes #Black Quotes

“It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.”
“We must not descend to the level of those who perpetrated Tuesday's violence by targeting individuals based on their race, their religion, or their national origin. Such reports of violence and threats are in direct opposition to the very principles and laws of the United States and will not be tolerated.”
“I never had the... common anxiety as to whether abstract painting had a given 'meaning.”
“I am not afraid of retaliations. I don't have kids. I don't have a wife, no car, no credit. It may seem pompous, but I'd rather die standing than live on my knees.”
“I don't know whether to admit it or not. You think I should tell them, Snerdley? Okay. Folks, some good friends of mine who live here in Palm Beach bought a Smart Car... and there's a picture of me in it.”
“Lampard's not the first player to run to the crowd with lips over his mouth.”
“Father: Why did you not become mine God!? God: Because you did not believe in me.”
“One cannot simply decide to write apolitical poetry, in the way one decides to drink lemonade instead of tea, it's far more subliminal than that.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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