I am not a historian. I happen to think that the content of my mother's life - her myths, her superstitions, her prayers, the contents of her pantry, the smell of her kitchen, the song that escaped from her sometimes parched lips, her thoughtful repose and pregnant laughter - are all worthy of art.
August WilsonThe details of our struggle to survive and prosper, in what has been a difficult and sometimes bitter relationship with a system of laws and practices that deny us access to the tools necessary for productive and industrious life, are available to any serious student of history or sociology.
August WilsonI write for myself and my goal is bringing that world and that experience of black Americans to life on the stage and giving it a space there.
August WilsonStyle ain't nothing but keeping the same idea from beginning to end. Everybody got it.
August Wilson