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August Wilson Quotes

Once I started to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I just let them start talking.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: playwright
Nationality: american
Birth: April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005

Topics

Respect Value Start Talking Started

I do think there is a bit of Liberace in me.

Me Think Liberace Bit

A society that is all self-interest and no comradeship is not a society at all. But a society that is all comradeship and no self-interest is also not a society; it is a sect - or, on the largest scale, totalitarianism.

Meir Soloveichik

Society Self-Interest Scale Also

He was my favorite senator... I love him. He made the liberals squeal.

Love Him Favorite Made Liberals He

I started a student organization that was basically designed to connect students with homeless folks. We visited them and sometimes brought food, but mostly we were there for swapping stories.

Matthew Desmond

Food Homeless Organization Student

We know that if we can prevent kids from trying drugs in their teenage years, we dramatically reduce the likelihood that they will go on to have problems later in life.

Life Problems Trying Go Know Will

Day by day, I'm kind of a bore.

When I was in prison, I was wrapped up in all those deep books. That Tolstoy crap - people shouldn't read that stuff.

People Deep Prison Up Books Stuff

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

Insight Quite Outsiders Insider

I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.

Love Young Craft Responsive Working

I am not a cat lover. I am a dog lover - but I'm only a lover of hypoallergenic dogs.

Dog I Am Dogs Cat Only Lover

I kind of live like a writer. I get up and I write. I've done that my whole life.

Life Live Done Kind Write Up

I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous.

Think Spontaneous Sexuality Natural

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