I knew that I was learning one of the most important lessons of my life: that instead of waiting for the perfect opportunity, I should work toward a realization that every opportunity is perfect.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

Every play I write is about love and distance. And time. And from that we can get things like history.

Each moment is perfect and heaven-sent, in that each moment holds the seeds for growth.

I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.

Youre only yourself when no ones watching!

Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it.

And as you walk yr road, as you live yr life, RELISH THE ROAD. And relish the fact that the road of yr life will probably be a windy road.

My father was in the Army and we moved around a lot, and one of my favorite places was the library.

The plays should have the half-life of plutonium.

Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative.""Which is?""Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?

If you want good luck

There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.

When we don't enjoy what we do, we only nick the surface of our potential.

You see, things being good has nothing to do with how you feel outside, it is all to do with how you are inside.

Working at BBC, at the head of one of the top dramas, is a tradition for great actors.

I had relationships with men as well as women. I wasn't choosing; I didn't think I had to.

[After her election to the British Parliament and being welcomed to 'the most exclusive men's club in Europe':] It won't be exclusive long. When I came in, I left the door wide open!

Children often have a much stronger concept of morality than adults.

We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.