"People do think that if they avoid..." - Quote by Marsha Norman

“Art is how a culture records its life, how it poses questions for the next generation and how it will be remembered.”

“I have had an inordinate and painful concern for the audience in my writing career.”

“What I hope to do is create a play that investigates the ongoing violence toward women and children in the world, and searches for some kind of answer to the question, 'What Can We Do?'”

“Fear can only prevail when victims are ignorant of the facts.”

“If the book be false in its facts, disprove them; if false in its reasoning, refute it. But, for God's sake, let us freely hear both sides, if we choose.”

“What all agree upon is probably right; what no two agree in most probably is wrong.”

“It was soon noticed that when ever there was work to be done the cat could never be found.”

“Death and the sun are not to be looked at steadily.”

“You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid.”