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" I learned the enormous power of writing for yourself, especially now that people seem to be receptive to the fact that women can write. "

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" I feel like I come from a smaller off shoot of black people because I am mixed. People say I'm African American but that doesn't include the other half of me. "

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" To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal. "

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" I would love it if you would come in and teach me how to really do you. "

" I was a loud child, and if my mother sang to me, I would be quiet. "

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" No, no, no. Your accent is so beautiful. "

" I have an equal opportunity womb! "

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" I think that people who don't like kids are awful people. "

" I don't know if comedy is a male sport. I always wondered that. "

" I get anxious. That lovely Jewish guilt that comes with ancestry. "