Quote by Tony Kushner
You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which

You have to have hope. Its irresponsible to give false hope, which I think a lot of playwrights are guilty of. But I also think its irresponsible to simply be a nihilist, which quite a lot of playwrights, especially playwrights younger than me, have become guilty of. – Tony Kushner

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Gay writers now have both a sense of history and the fables that allows them to dwell in the realms of the ridiculous and at the same time talk seriously about things. – Tony Kushner

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The kind of theater that I do is sort of narrative realism, which I think in the broadest sense is legitimate to say is mainstream. I mean, in a certain sense, Suzan-Loris plays have had mainstream levels of success. But Suzan-Lori is in some ways not a narrative realist. – Tony Kushner

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People shouldnt trust artists and they shouldnt trust art. Part of the fun of art is that it invites you to interpret it. – Tony Kushner

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But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope. – George Eliot

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As the war on terror continues, Americans must honor the brave men and women who gave their lives for the protection of this nation and the hope of peace. – Dan Lipinski

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I hope to bring people to God with my songs. – Mahalia Jackson

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Like when I host a party. I hope my guests get along. But if not, how interesting! – Andy Cohen

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