Freedom is heavy. You got to put your shoulder to freedom. Put your shoulder to it and hope your back holds up.
August WilsonMy influences have been what I call my four Bs - the primary one being the blues, then Borges, Baraka, and Bearden.
August WilsonI dont write particularly to effect social change. I believe writing can do that, but thats not why I write.
August WilsonI think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.
August Wilson