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"When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half."
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"A boy is not free to find a partner of his own as long as he must be the partner to his mother."

"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."

"Madlen came to sit beside her on the bed. "Lady Queen," she said with her own particular brand of rough gentleness. "It is not the job of the child to protect her mother. It's the mother's job to protect the child. By allowing your mother to protect you, you gave her a gift. Do you understand me?"

"A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for."

"My mother was the concert master of the symphony. Absurdity and eccentricity were not criticized."

"When my mother signed at MGM, that was the only kind of contract you could sign. There was no such thing as an independent agent."
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"This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances."
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