Suzan-Lori Parks Quotes

United States, Playwright
May 10, 1963

Suzan-Lori Parks is an American playwright, screenwriter, musician and novelist. Her 2001 play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2002; Parks is the first African American woman to achieve this honor for drama.

Also known as Screenwriter, Musician, Novelist

The writer has two kinds of faith: actual writing and sitting openly. Have faith in your personal effort or sweat. And faith in God, or whatever you want to call it. Then the voices will come. Faith is the big deal.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Faith
- Effort
- Writer
And as you walk yr road, as you live yr life, RELISH THE ROAD. And relish the fact that the road of yr life will probably be a windy road.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Life
- Road
- Relish

Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Love
- History
- Write
The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.

Suzan-Lori Parks
My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Father
- Library
- Moved
History is time that won't quit.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Time
- History
- Quit
Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Growth
- Moment
- Seeds
Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

Suzan-Lori Parks

I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Play
- Issues
- Means
Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it.

Suzan-Lori Parks
- Quality
- Less
- Quantity