The top 10 most inspiring quotes by August Wilson
- Confront the dark parts of yourself and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.
- I dropped out of school, but I didn’t drop out of life. I would leave the house each morning and go to the main branch of the Carnegie Library in Oakland, where they had all the books in the world. I felt suddenly liberated from the constraints of a pre-arranged curriculum that labored through one book in eight months.
- My first wife is a good woman; I still can’t say anything bad about her other than the fact that we had a difference in religion. She wanted someone who was a Muslim and shared those values. And I was like a heathen. I had to stay home on Sundays and watch the football game.
- The most valuable blacks are those in prison—those who have the warrior spirit and have a sense of being African. They got for their women and children what they needed when all other avenues were closed to them.
- All you need in the world is love and laughter. That’s all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.
- I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, 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.
- I write for myself, and my goal is to bring that world and that experience of black Americans to life on the stage and give it a space there.
- From Romare Bearden I learned that the fullness and richness of everyday life can be rendered without compromise or sentimentality.
- Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience.
- I think it was the ability of the theater to communicate ideas and extol virtues that drew me to it. And also, I was, and remain, fascinated by the idea of an audience as a community of people who gather willingly to bear witness.
August Wilson (1945–2005) was a highly acclaimed American playwright known for his profound and powerful portrayals of the African American experience. Born Frederick August Kittel Jr. on April 27, 1945, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Wilson grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood, which greatly influenced his understanding of the cultural and social dynamics that would become central themes in his work.
Wilson’s ten-play cycle, often referred to as the “Pittsburgh Cycle” or “Century Cycle,” stands as one of his most significant contributions to American theater. Each play is set in a different decade of the 20th century and explores the struggles, joys, and complexities of African American life. Notable works within the cycle include “Fences,” “The Piano Lesson,” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” which earned him two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
Throughout his career, August Wilson received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award for Best Play and a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award. His commitment to giving a voice to the African American experience solidified his legacy as one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century. August Wilson passed away on October 2, 2005, leaving behind a remarkable body of work that continues to be celebrated for its authenticity and cultural significance.
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