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I Think That Theater Is A Unique Way To Communicate With People As They Gather Together With Other People They May Not Even Know. It Creates A Sense Of Shared Community For The Time Of The Performance That Hopefully Carries Over Into Other Aspects Of The Audience's Life Because They Have Shared This Experience Together.

It Is A Dangerous Time To Be A Black Woman In America. It’s A Time When We Are Not Safe In The Streets Or At Home Or At School Or At Work And Nobody Seems To Be Able To Do Anything About It. Nobody. Not Us. Not Our Mommas. Not The Police. Not The People We Elected To Look Out For Our Interests. Nobody. We’re Just Out Here. (p.53)

Putting Words On Paper Regularly Is Part Of The Necessary Discipline Of Writing. A Journal Is A Great Way To Do That.

...no Woman Can Love A Weak Man Hard Enough To Make Him Strong.

Many Times, What People Call 'writer's Block' Is The Confusion That Happens When A Writer Has A Great Idea, But Their Writing Skill Is Not Up To The Task Of Putting That Idea Down On Paper. I Think That Learning The Craft Of Writing Is Critical.