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“I think that I'm trying to hopefully change my children's ideas about what is possible, and about what is possible for them.”

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Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward is an American novelist known for her profound portrayals of life in the American South. Her works delve into complex themes such as race, class, and social justice, earning her widespread acclaim. more

“I never stop working, I never stop creating. And I never sit around and wait for the industry to need me. I force the industry to want me by continuously creating what I do. And in this age of airplanes and Internet, it's not about where you are, it's more about what you do. But I travel every single day.”

Age Waiting Internet Want Me Airplane

Author:Sharon Needles

“You can't open your presents 'til you write your thank-you letters.”

Writing

Author:Sharon Needles

“Am I in the Forbes 100? Absolutely not, and I'll never be there. But for the first time I make so much money that I feel poor, like I have to cultivate and protect this fortune. But I never had more than $20 in my pocket before RuPaul's Drag Race so I feel so privileged with money, it's terrible. I bought a $300 beige t-shirt today.”

Today Poor Terrible Protect First Time

Author:Sharon Needles

“If I had to pick between Heaven and Hell, I'd pick Hell, because I can't keep white clean.”

Heaven Hell

Author:Sharon Needles

“I never worry about the social backlash against my work because I'm a man in a dress, and somehow American society creates a buffer on how severe things are when you put a man in a dress.”

Men Worry

Author:Sharon Needles

“Every disposable job makes you partially suicidal. But I've always worked because I need to buy drugs and wigs so I could go out in drag and get wasted!”

Drug Suicidal

Author:Sharon Needles

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