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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 - the idea that black people are from outer space, there's a poetic truth to that. We are this vast people. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“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 he reminded me of that. [He] understands the play [VENUS] intellectually and emotionally and the humor, the funny bone.” quote by Suzan-Lori Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06d/suzan-lori-parks-20794_bones_the-first-time-i-went-over-to-my-directo_860136.jpg)
