Suzan-Lori Parks Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Someone yelled at me once, 'You never write about yourself.' People used to get so mad at me for that. But my definition of myself is completely up for grabs. I'm everywhere, just like we all are.”

“My plays aren't stylistically the same. Just being an African-American woman playwright on Broadway is experimental.”

“One could get locked in by the Pulitzer, thinking, 'This is who I am.' Doors open with it, but doors in your mind could close.”

“Being a playwright of any race is difficult, and Lord knows it gets more difficult the further you get from the middle of the road. I don't know what kind of magic my mojo is working, but it's working.”

“I don't care what anybody says. Stick to the spirit of the play and you're doing it right. It's about embracing the spirit of the text instead of noodling some idea about things.”

“The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you want to call it. Then the voices will come. Faith is the big deal.”

“I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.”

“I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry.”

“My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.”