From Borges, those wonderful gaucho stories from which I learned that you can be specific as to a time and place and culture and still have the work resonate with the universal themes of love, honor, duty, betrayal, etc. From Amiri Baraka, I learned that all art is political, although I don’t write political plays.
August Wilson (October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the theater's poet of Black America. He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle), which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century. Plays in the series include Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990), both of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988). In 2006, Wilson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
Unfortunately, a lot people still don’t understand queer culture.
You know, I’m a big comic book fan. As a kid I used to collect them until there was a
Quality without results is pointless. Results without quality is boring.
My quest these days is to find my long lost inner child, but I’m afraid if I do, I’ll end
The perfect ham and cheese sandwich is all about focusing on quality ingredients and about simple techniques. You start with
Unfortunately, a lot people still don’t understand …– Karamo Brown
You know, I’m a big comic book fan…– Tim Matheson
Quality without results is pointless…– Johan Cruyff
My quest these days is to find my long lost inner …– Kenny Loggins
The perfect ham and cheese sandwich is all about …– Daniel Humm
Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives …– Xun Kuang
During my own gap year…– Simon Hoggart
We must do our part to make ourselves visible to …– Karamo Brown
A friend of mine – one of the rugby girlfriends – …– Chloe Madeley
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