"It is almost a joke, but a joke that nobody tells."

-- Hilary Mantel

“Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City”
“The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt. Everest of American politics, becoming an historic first.”

Source : "Law professor-author Randall Kennedy". "The Tavis Smiley show", www.pbs.org. September 1, 2011.
“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”
“As you get older, your voice changes, as well. Your voice should be able to last as long as you last.”

Source : "InDepth InterView: Betty Buckley". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. October 15, 2010.
“I see a lot of people of color in my fanbase and at all my shows, and it's really awesome.”

Source : "Toro Y Moi". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. January 18, 2013.
“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.”
“Families are the treasure of heaven.”
“The public is not cognizant of the real value of education, and does not realize that education as a social force is not receiving the kind of attention it has the right to expect in a democracy.”

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