Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I was the worst-dressed person in Scranton. I was a total nerd. Obviously, I got picked on, but I was also able to find my own cluster of friends, and I think when that happens, you get by just fine. ”

I hope to be known as a writer who told the truth. ”

Without a conscious effort, all of my plays have all featured gay characters. I'm proud of that. ”

The best thing about being nominated in a category like best new play is realizing there were enough new plays to make a category. ”

Because I didn't go to graduate school or have mentorship out of college, meeting other playwrights and developing those friendships as a result of being a 'grown up' playwright - that's become an essential community for me. My contemporaries are all my mentors whether they know it or not. ”

I think being gay has resulted in gay characters standing front and center in all of my work. ”

If I don't make it, I'll be very sad that there are things I didn't do, but I'm happy that I've done what I have. ”

I'm not a great deductive thinker, but I will admit to having competence in a very wide range of things - not being afraid to try to write about baseball, choral music and dinosaurs in the same week and see connections among them. ”

I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me. ”

A lot of scientists hate writing. Most scientists love being in the lab and doing the work and when the work is done, they are finished. ”