Having grown up in a racist culture where 2 and 2 are not 5, I have found life to be incredibly theatrical and theater to be profoundly lifeless.
Source: Preface, A Black Woman Speaks and Other Poems, 1974.
-- Beah Richards, (Jul 12 1926-2000), US poet, playwright, actress; She is best noted for her poetry in A Black Woman Speaks and Other Poems, 1974.