--- title: "4 Crafts Quotes By Suzan-Lori Parks" description: "4 Crafts quotes by Suzan-Lori Parks. Plus more from Suzan-Lori Parks and more Crafts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/suzan-lori-parks-20794_actor_i-don-t-consciously-start-writing-a-play_565595.png" --- > [I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-don-t-consciously-start-writing-a-play-that-involves-issues-after/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/suzan-lori-parks-20794_actor_i-don-t-consciously-start-writing-a-play_565595.png) > [ The first time I went over to \[my director's\] house, he said to me, This is a very strange play. I was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-director-s-house-he-said-to-me-this/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06d/suzan-lori-parks-20794_bones_the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-directo_860136.png) > [People ask me when I decided to become a playwright, and I tell them I decide to do it every day. Most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/people-ask-me-when-i-decided-to-become-a-playwright-and-i-tell-them-i/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ae/suzan-lori-parks-20794_actor_people-ask-me-when-i-decided-to-become-a_927677.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/some-people-think-i-am-an-issue-oriented-writer-but-i-ve-never-said/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/suzan-lori-parks-20794_about-yourself_some-people-think-i-am-an-issue-oriented_1117555.png) ## Other authors on Crafts - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lheureux-51806.jpg) John L'Heureux 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/john-l-heureux/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robin-sharma-80451.jpg) Robin Sharma 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/robin-sharma/) - [Mark Twain 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/mark-twain/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-william-zinsser-96048.jpg) William Zinsser 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/william-zinsser/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-twyla-tharp-92503.jpg) Twyla Tharp 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/twyla-tharp/) - [Leonard Michaels 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/leonard-michaels/) - [Flannery O'Connor 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/flannery-o-connor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-e-m-forster-31094.jpg) E. M. Forster 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/e-m-forster/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-hare-27538.jpg) David Hare 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/david-hare/) - [Aristotle 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/aristotle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amy-sedaris-12498.jpg) Amy Sedaris 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/amy-sedaris/) ## More by Suzan-Lori Parks > [“The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-plays-should-have-the-half-life-of-plutonium/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-like-to-give-and-get-basically-anything-i-love-to-read-but/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [Be bold. Envision yourself living a life that you love. Believe, even if you can only muster your faith for just this moment, believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/be-bold-envision-yourself-living-a-life-that-you-love-believe-even-if/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/quality-is-like-quantity-but-there-s-a-lot-less-of-it/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-don-t-consciously-start-writing-a-play-that-involves-issues-after/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-writer-has-two-kinds-of-faith-actual-writing-and-sitting-openly/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/my-father-was-in-the-army-and-we-moved-around-a-lot-and-one-of-my/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [I learned that if we embrace what's happening, we are also embracing what is possible - and a road opens up for God to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-learned-that-if-we-embrace-what-s-happening-we-are-also-embracing/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/my-plays-are-for-the-kind-of-black-people-who-relate-to-funk-music-to/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-knew-that-i-was-learning-one-of-the-most-important-lessons-of-my/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-director-s-house-he-said-to-me-this/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [One could get locked in by the Pulitzer, thinking, 'This is who I am.' Doors open with it, but doors in your mind could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/one-could-get-locked-in-by-the-pulitzer-thinking-this-is-who-i-am/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/people-ask-me-when-i-decided-to-become-a-playwright-and-i-tell-them-i/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [I realized that my circumstances, while causing me despair and heartbreak, also held great possibility, if only I could see it. I knew that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/i-realized-that-my-circumstances-while-causing-me-despair-and/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzan-lori-parks/some-people-think-i-am-an-issue-oriented-writer-but-i-ve-never-said/) [Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzan-lori-parks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crafts/suzan-lori-parks/#itemlist", "name": "4 Crafts Quotes By Suzan-Lori Parks", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. 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