John Lahr and August Wilson
Entry 6:
Dear John,
I am numbed by this nightmare. What damnable horror! All words seem inadequate. You say hatred will be given new license. I'm afraid you're right, though God knows it's had more than enough authority already. This tragedy has opened a chasm of vulnerability and our national response, as well as our personal response, will define the character and conscience of our nation for years to come. Yesterday was a different world, and I am mourning for it.
John Lahr is senior drama critic forThe New Yorkerand author of 18 books. He recently co-authored, with Elaine Stritch, the play Elaine Stritch at Liberty, which will premier at the Public Theater in New York City in October. August Wilson is the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who's best known for his 20th-century, decade-by-decade cycle of plays.