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20 quotes by Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage (born December 7, 1948) is an African-American author whose work, both fiction and non-fiction, has been widely recognized. Her novel What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day was a 1998 Oprah Book Club selection. Cleage is known for her feminist views, particularly regarding her identity as an African-American woman. Cleage teaches drama at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.

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Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is... →

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As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

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I think that theater is a unique way to communicate with people as they gather together with other people they may not even know. It creates a sense... →

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I've never been to Paris. I don't like to fly!

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I think the black community is no different from any other community. We need to take responsibility for how we live together. We need to be... →

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Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company.

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I didn't have a dream of being a press secretary, I had a dream of being a playwright; I had a dream of being a novelist and a poet.

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I really love writing comedy. Writing romantic comedy is even nicer because you get to write about how insane we all act when we're falling in... →

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I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.

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I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

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I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won.

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I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings.

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