The writing of 'Topdog' was a great gift. I feel the play came to me because I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
Be bold. Envision yourself living a life that you love. Believe, even if you can only muster your faith for just this moment, believe… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
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… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God,… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library. — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
I learned that if we embrace what's happening, we are also embracing what is possible - and a road opens up for God to… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
The first time I went over to [my director's] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was pleased that… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
One could get locked in by the Pulitzer, thinking, 'This is who I am.' Doors open with it, but doors in your mind could… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most days it's… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. I knew that… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
Some people think I am an issue-oriented writer, but I've never said to myself, I'm gong to write about such-and-such an issue - that… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share
