At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet. – Ama Ata Aidoo
Im taking a lot of my favorite artists, different people, my favorite music and marrying that with what I do as a comic. Its very collaborative, arty, fun and cool. – Margaret Cho
I feel more influenced in my own work by dreams than I do by other writers works in a way. Or by popular culture, movies – what else is there to write about than love and loss? – Alice Hoffman