If any of my plays outlive me or get on library book shelves and somehow stay read, all of a sudden it's a testament to "that's part of our culture, that's part of our history."

Each musical finds its own way.

I just find something to learn in everything.

I think all of the decisions I make about my life and writing are the preparation - what I choose to write about and the immersive nature of the lifestyle I choose for playwriting.

Novels can fill in the spaces about what that emotional resonance is.

Success belong to the man who refuses to fair failure.

He who thinks little errs much…

To maintain your honesty, one must know to keep alive the spirit of chidhood

As a white teen, I was very drawn to hip-hop culture, almost to the point of disappearing in it - there was a sense of having no sense of authenticity except this one that wasn't mine.

The field of doom bears death as its harvest.

I taught for 17 years in an inner city comprehensive schools.

I actually don't think of whiteness and heterosexuality as 'the norm'. Maybe there are people who still do but none of them are close friends of mine.

Sarcasm was a weapon for children.

There can be no doubt that our descendants will learn to exploit the energy of fusion for peaceful purposes even before its use becomes necessary for the preservation of human civilization.

I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it.