“In South Africa, success never presented the problems that it presents in New York. In New York, if you happen to be the flavor of the month, a lot of nonsense comes with it into your life.” IfsProblemHappensNew YorkMonthsSouthNonsenseSouth AfricaFlavorFlavor Of The Month Author:Athol Fugard
“Anybody who thinks there's nothing wrong with this world needs to have his head examined. Just when things are going all right, without fail someone or something will come along and spoil everything. Somebody should write that down as a fundamental law of the Universe. The principle of perpetual disappointment. If there is a God who created this world, he should scrap it and try again.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsShouldWritingTryingLawUniversePrinciplesFailingThis WorldFundamentalsDisappointmentPerpetualSpoilTry AgainScrapIf There Is A God Book:Port Elizabeth Plays Source: Port Elizabeth Plays
“If the nature of human experience changes with the color of a man's skin, then the racists have been right all along.” IfsMenHumansHas BeensColorSkinsTheatreRacistHuman Experience Author:Athol Fugard
“There is a desperate tendency to try to legislate artists, to try to lay down rules for their obligations to society. Just leave artists alone. If you are a true artist, you will have a very finely tuned moral mechanism.” IfsTryingArtistMoralLaysObligationTendenciesDesperateMechanismTrue Artists Author:Athol Fugard
