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August Wilson Quotes

“The prince's choice, to be or not to be. The human choice, to love or not to love while you're figuring out who to be, how to be. The choice, to do it with passion or resistance... This is what we struggle with”

Love Choices Passion Struggle Identity Resistance Hamlet August Wilson Two Trains

Author:Shellen Lubin

“Two trains, life and death. Two trains, two tracks. No one journey is the same, no matter how we all may reach that same final destination.”

Life Death Choices Destiny Journey Life And Death Destination August Wilson Two Trains

Author:Shellen Lubin

“Two trains, going down two tracks, two different paths, millions of different journeys. The choice is always to love or not to love. What's it gonna be?”

Love Purpose Choices Journey Destination Possibilities August Wilson Two Trains

Author:Shellen Lubin

“Like you? I go out of here every morning… bust my butt…putting up with them crackers everyday…cause I like you? You about the biggest fool I ever saw. It’s my JOB. It’s my RESPONSIBILITY! You understand that? A man got to take care of his family. You live in my house… sleep on my bed clothes…fill you belly up with my food… cause you my son. You my flesh and blood. Not ‘cause I like you! Cause it’s my duty to take care of you. I OWE a responsibility to you! Let’s get this straight right here… before it go along any further… I ain’t got to like you. Mr. Rand don’t five me money come payday cause he likes me. He gives me cause he OWE me. I done give you everything I had to give you. I gave you your life! Me and your mama worked that out between us. And liking your black ass wasn’t part of the bargain. Don’t try and go through life worrying about if somebody like you or not. You best be making sure they doing right by you. You understand what I’m saying, boy?” - August Wilson, Fences, 1986.”

Fences August Wilson

Book:Fences

Source: Fences

“Troy: "Then when I saw that gal [Alberta]...she firmed up my backbone. And I got to thinking that if I tried...I just might be able to steal second.”

Fences August Wilson

Book:Fences

Source: Fences

“I know I got to eat. But I got to live too.”

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Book:Fences - Screenplay

Source: Fences - Screenplay