Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are. Pearl Cleage More Quotes by Pearl Cleage More Quotes From Pearl Cleage I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists. Pearl Cleage surrounded i-was-raised up people 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. Pearl Cleage being secretary poet dream 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. Pearl Cleage name sea work book I worked in Maynard Jackson's first campaign, and I remember the excitement we felt when he won. Pearl Cleage first i-remember excitement remember That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye. Pearl Cleage me imagination mind love I've always loved the '40s romantic comedies and the idea of those mistaken identities and lovers' misunderstandings. Pearl Cleage loved always lovers romantic 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. Pearl Cleage door think history thinking Denzel Washington is a big Hollywood movie star now. But he started out as an actor in the Negro Ensemble company. Pearl Cleage actor big now company
