“I wrote 'Ruined' and 'Vera Stark' at the same time. That's just how my...” — Lynn Nottage Quote

“I wrote 'Ruined' and 'Vera Stark' at the same time. That's just how my brain functions - when I'm dwelling someplace very heavy, I need a release.”

“In many ways, I consider those to be my formative years, because when you're in school, you have a distant relationship to the world in that most of what you're learning is from books and lectures. But at Amnesty, I came face to face with realities in a very direct and harsh way.”

“For me, the first thing is to tell a good story.”

“There's no point in dwelling on rejection.”

“I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on what I've already done because there is still so much to do.”

“There is no point dwelling on the past because each day is a new beginning.”