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Quote by Suzan-Lori Parks

“Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.”

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Suzan-Lori Parks is an American playwright born on May 10, 1963. Her works span a variety of styles and themes, known for their innovation and profound social commentary. more

“I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.”

Thinking Knows Needs Kind Play Seems America Past Order Black One Thing Connections Relation Historical Determine Who We Are Our Past

Author:August Wilson

“My influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.”

Has Beens Four Influence Primaries Borges

Author:August Wilson

“I don't write for a particular audience.”

Writing Audience Particular

Author:August Wilson

“A novelist writes a novel, and people read it. But reading is a solitary act. While it may elicit a varied and personal response, the communal nature of the audience is like having five hundred people read your novel and respond to it at the same time. I find that thrilling.”

People Writing May Reading Novel Audience Five Hundred Response Novelists Solitary Thrilling

Author:August Wilson

“The blues are important primarily because they contain the cultural expression and the cultural response to blacks in America and to the situation that they find themselves in. And contained in the blues is a philosophical system at work. And as part of the oral tradition, this is a way of passing along information.”

Way Important America Situation Information Expression Tradition Philosophical Response Passing Passings Oral Tradition

Author:August Wilson

“We were land-based agrarian people from Africa. We were uprooted from Africa, and we spent 200 years developing our culture as black Americans. And then we left the South. We uprooted ourselves and attempted to transplant this culture to the pavements of the industrialized North. And it was a transplant that did not take. I think if we had stayed in the South, we would have been a stronger people. And because the connection between the South of the 20's, 30's and 40's has been broken, it's very difficult to understand who we are.”

People Ifs Thinking Years Has Beens Culture Left Difficult Black Land Broken Connections Stronger South Developing Who We Are Pavement Transplants

Author:August Wilson

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