“ Peole do think that if they avoid the truth it might change to something better before they have to hear it. Marsha Norman
“ People do think that if they avoid the truth, it might change to something better before they have to hear it. Marsha Norman
“ Knowing is the most profound kind of love, giving someone the gift of knowledge about yourself. Marsha Norman
“ 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?' Marsha Norman
“ The theater is a communal event, like church. The playwright constructs a mass to be performed for a lot of people. She writes a prayer, which is really just the longings of one heart. Marsha Norman
“ Family is just accident. . . . They don't mean to get on your nerves. They don't even mean to be your family they just are. Marsha Norman
“ How can I get up everyday knowing you had to kill yourself to make it stop hurting and I was here all the time and I never even saw it. And then you gave me this chance to make it better, convince you… Marsha Norman
“ Mama:...you can keep trying. You can get brave and try some more. You don't have to give up.Jessie: I'm NOT giving up. This IS the other thing I'm trying. And I'm sure there are some other things that… Marsha Norman
“ Mama: But something might happen. Something that might change everything. Who knows what it might be, but it might be worth waiting for! (Jessie doesn't respond.) Try if for two more weeks.Jessie: No,… Marsha Norman
“ ...I only told you about it because I thought I might get a laugh out of you for once even if it wasn't the truth, Jessie. Things don't have to be true to talk about 'em, you know. Marsha Norman
“ No. You can't. And I can't do anything either, about my life, to change it, make it better, make me feel better about it. Like it better, make it work. But I can stop it. Shut it down, turn it off lik… Marsha Norman
“ Mama, I know you used to ride the bus. Riding the bus and it’s hot and bumpy and crowded and too noisy and more than anything in the world you want to get off and the only reason in the world you don’… Marsha Norman
“ I'm just not having a very good time and I don't have any reason to think it'll get anything but worse. I'm tired. I'm hurt. I'm sad. I feel used. Marsha Norman
“ I see it on his face. I hear it when he talks. We look out at the world and we see the same thing: Not Fair. And the only difference between us is Ricky's out there trying to get even. And he knows no… Marsha Norman
“ Family is just accident, Jessie. It's nothing personal, hon. They don't mean to get on your nerves. They don't even mean to be your family, they just are. Marsha Norman
