Your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel.
August WilsonRead
I dropped out of school when I was 15 years old. I dropped out because I guess I wasn't getting anything out of my investment in the school.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a feeling of disillusionment with traditional education and the search for personal growth. It emphasizes the importance of gaining value from one's experiences.
August Wilson reflects on his decision to leave school at a young age, suggesting that he felt he was not receiving sufficient return on the time and effort he invested in his education. This reveals a deeper critique of the conventional schooling system and hints at a quest for knowledge and fulfillment that goes beyond the classroom.
Themes
EducationSchoolInvestmentLearningPersonal Growth
In practice
Example use cases
During a speech about the importance of alternative education paths.
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I know some things when I start. I know, let's say, that the play is going to be a 1970s or a 1930s play, and it's going to be about a piano, but that's it. I slowly discover who the characters are as I go along.
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When I first started writing plays I couldn't write good dialogue because I didn't respect how black people talked. I thought that in order to make art out of their dialogue I had to change it, make it into something different. Once I learned to value and respect my characters, I could really hear them. I let them start talking.
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