Lorraine Hansberry was a distinguished American writer and author. She was the first African-American female author who had a play staged on ‘Broadway.’ She is renowned for ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ the play that reflects the lives of ‘Black Americans’ who stayed in Chicago under racial segregation. She was the fifth woman, the youngest playwright and the first Africa-American to receive the ‘New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award.’ Her writings also talked about her lesbianism and the maltreatment of homosexuality. Following is a corpus of famous quotes by Lorraine Hansberry, which have been curated from her plays, writings, interviews, and books. Let us browse through the sayings by Lorraine Hansberry and see what we can learn from them.
Beneatha: You didn't tell us what Alaiyo means... for all I know, you might be calling me Little Idiot or something...
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Asagai: It means... it means One for Whom Bread--Food--Is Not Enough.
[Beneatha Younger:]... He said everybody ought to learn how to sit down and hate each other with good Chrisitan fellowship.
[excerpt from Act II, Scene 3]
Lorraine Hansberry
Perhaps I will be a great man...I mean perhaps I will hold on to the substance of truth and find my way always with the right course