“The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.” Quote by Gabourey Sidibe
“To pray to this God or that God or this religion and that religion or no religion at all, that's the reason why we built America. And that is still very much what we do in this country unless you're brown.” CountryReasonPraying Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“People see everything through a filter of them, of their own selves. And it's like, you can't be depressed because somehow that has something to do with me. And it's like - no, it doesn't. This is my brain. This is my body. These are my emotions. It's got nothing to do with you. You don't want me to get help for whatever reason you don't want me to get help. But I'm out here, and I need to get help.” PeopleReasonHelpingEmotionBrainLike YouWant Me Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I think you think that phone sex is about getting the caller off, but it's about keeping the caller on. It's about leading with your personality and making sure that they're still listening to you and that they're still interested in you because you cannot make money when they hang up.” ThinkingListeningPersonalityMaking Money Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Are you saying that I don't deserve love just because of the body I'm in? I wouldn't say that to you. That's horrible. I wouldn't do that to you. I deserve love. People like me deserve love because we are human.” PeopleLove IsDeserveHorrible Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Somebody was, like, what's your favorite thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter. And they're like what's the worst thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter.” WorstYour Favorite Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“If you're writing on your own, each character is just you. It's just you.” WritingCharacter Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“People always ask, "How do you get in the mind of the teen reader?" I think all human beings have these common threads. We struggle with the same things. We desire love and attachment. We have to sort out how much we want to be attached and be independent, how we manage need and being needed and being hurt. These are things that begin when we're - how old? Then in those teen years we start to really feel them.” PeopleThinkingMindDesireHurtCommonStruggleIndependentManageBeing Hurt Author:Deb Caletti
“The romantic element is what the story Essential Maps for the Lost, sort of sits on, but all the stuff below the surface is really about family. It's about the baggage we bring, both the good and the hard stuff in that baggage. It's more about the other relationships. It's about mothers and fathers and sisters and dogs, all of the pieces. It's really more about - yes, love, in its widest usage.” MotherFatherDogMother And Father Author:Deb Caletti
“People don't realize that when Iranians marched against the shah, their goal was not to have a religious government take over. Everybody marched against the shah. There were communists and feminists and student groups. It's very much like what's going on in the U.S. now, with people following Trump. It's not that they want Trump. They want a radical change, is really what people are saying. With the shah, people were just so sick of the corruption they said just get rid of him.” PeopleGoalRealizingReligiousStudentsSickFeministCorruptionRadicalCommunistSo Sick Author:Firoozeh Dumas
“When people go to a new country, whether as refugees or immigrants, kids usually assimilate easily, but it's much harder for the grownups. Especially, oftentimes, for the mothers, because they are usually confined to the house. They're not going to school, and they're not necessarily holding down a job. It's tough. It's not easy to assimilate to a new culture when you're an adult.” PeopleCountryKidsSchoolMotherCultureHouseEasyToughRefugeeGrownups Author:Firoozeh Dumas