It would almost amount to arrogance to try to imitate him. His writing is so personal, with its musical rhythms. Daniel Sullivan
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples.] But August stands apart, ... He has his special way of seeing things. I remember he and I were at one of those fancy benefits the Rep has. The gay men's chorus was singing, and I was very proud to have brought them into a Rep event. And August says, 'You know, I don't see any black people up there.' That was his focus: the lives of black people. - Daniel Sullivan Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBEYW5pZWwgU3VsbGl2YW4gICAg&num=9 "[Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples.] But August stands apart, ... He has his special way of seeing things. I remember he and I were at one of those fancy benefits the Rep has. The gay men's chorus was singing, and I was very proud to have brought them into a Rep event. And August says, 'You know, I don't see any black people up there.' That was his focus: the lives of black people. - Daniel Sullivan Quotes")
![[Though Wilson was the most notable playwright of his generation, he doesn't seem to have influenced younger writers. He doesn't have obvious imitators.] It would almost amount to arrogance to try to imitate him, ... His writing is so personal, with its musical rhythms. - Daniel Sullivan Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1Rob3VnaCBXaWxzb24gd2FzIHRoZSBtb3N0IG5vdGFibGUgcGxheXdyaWdodCBvZiBoaXMgZ2VuZXJhdGlvbiwgaGUgZG9lc24ndCBzZWVtIHRvIGhhdmUgaW5mbHVlbmNlZCB5b3VuZ2VyIHdyaXRlcnMuIEhlIGRvZXNuJ3QgaGF2ZSBvYnZpb3VzIGltaXRhdG9ycy5dIEl0IHdvdWxkIGFsbW9zdCBhbW91bnQgdG8gYXJyb2dhbmNlIHRvIHRyeSB0byBpbWl0YXRlIGhpbSwgLi4uIEhpcyB3cml0aW5nIGlzIHNvIHBlcnNvbmFsLCB3aXRoIGl0cyBtdXNpY2FsIHJoeXRobXMuIA==&author=ICBEYW5pZWwgU3VsbGl2YW4gICAg&num=13 "[Though Wilson was the most notable playwright of his generation, he doesn't seem to have influenced younger writers. He doesn't have obvious imitators.] It would almost amount to arrogance to try to imitate him, ... His writing is so personal, with its musical rhythms. - Daniel Sullivan Quotes")
