"I read slave narratives, books like Bullwhip Days, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. [The Root's chairman] Henry Louis Gates has an amazing documentary called Many Rivers to Cross - really, his whole writings; he's such a wealth of knowledge."

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Source : "Jurnee Smollett-Bell Gets Deep About Underground, a Slave Narrative That Will Make You Proud to Be Black". Interview with Ronda Racha Penrice, www.theroot.com. March 9, 2016.

Jurnee Smollett

#Girl Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.”
“In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery.”

Source : Karen Joy Fowler (2005). “The Jane Austen Book Club”, p.213, Penguin
“When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.”
“I'm a very quotatious person.”
“For me, itâ€™s not about breaking big in Hollywood, but having interesting experiences.”
“There are a lot days where I don't know if God exists. There are a lot of days where I think the leadership of the Church is wacky, a lot of days where I really doubt why I am a part of this thing. But, down deep, I know it to be true. Down deep, I know how much I love it and that's what sort of gets me through. The churches are the pope, and its priests and its mystery and everything. I just sort of like the whole thing.”
“I'm really into the idea of playing sit-down drums again. I don't know if it'll end up that way, but as of right now, that's what I'm interested in doing.”
“High School Musical is definitely the best thing that's happened to my career and I walked away with great friends from it.”

Source : "Monique Coleman Exclsuive Interview". "The Star Scoop" Interview, www.thestarscoop.com. October 29, 2006.

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