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I think one of the things that writers and creative artists generally have to deal with is the censors that we have in our heads, the voices that we have that say you better not tell that and don't tell that, and people will think you're not a good girl, and your grandmother's going to be mad at you and all of those things.

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When you sit down to write, you have to be prepared to strip all of those voices away, all of the censors away, and talk about what you think the truth is, which I think is really the task of the writer - to get to the truth.

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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 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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If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.

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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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That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.

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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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Most of us, I think, are conscious of history swirling around outside the door, but when we're in the house, we're usually not dealing with history. We're not thinking about history.

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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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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: December 7th, 1948

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