Mindy Kaling

This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It’s mostly pink. If you’re reading this…

— Mindy Kaling

Truthfully, I guess I would like to be remembered as a great writer and a kind person. I wouldn't mind if an…

— Mindy Kaling

“Guys I’ve dated have been into me the way I am; and (4) I’m pretty happy with the way I look, so…

— Mindy Kaling

My parents were supportive of my creativity but did not have a lot of patience for whimsy with zero production value. They…

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If you are going to ask your crush for their phone number, you are one of the small group of women I…

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My mother is more of an adviser. I followed everything she did when I was younger, because I looked up to her…

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So I’m into men now, even though they can be frightening. I want a schedule-keeping, waking-up-early, wallet-carrying, non-Velcro-shoe-wearing man.

— Mindy Kaling

I don't ever remember being able to debate with my parents. Even though I thought of myself as a very bright kid,…

— Mindy Kaling

Almost every college playwright or sketch or improv comedian was sort of aware of Christopher Durang - even kids in high school.…

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If you're a kid who was not especially a star in your high school, I recommend going to a college in the…

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I hated L.A. for a long time, and I wanted to leave it. I had these fantasies of going to 'SNL' and…

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It's really sweet when people tweet at me and say I'm their spirit animal or 'I wish she was my best friend,'…

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There’s a whole list of things I would probably change about myself. For example, I’m always trying to lose fifteen pounds. But…

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When men hear women want a commitment, they think it means commitment to a romantic relationship, but that's not it. It's a…

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I stupidly memorize my credit card and use it about thrice weekly for online shopping. The only reason I don't bankrupt myself…

— Mindy Kaling

In real life, shouldn't a wedding be an awesome party you throw with your great pal, in the presence of a bunch…

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“Unlike other athletes, Frisbee people won’t let it go. My theory is that this is because there’s a huge overlap between people…

— Mindy Kaling

When I was a kid, my parents smartly raised us to keep quiet, be respectful to older people, and generally not question…

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I always wanted to write, even before I realized that there was a comedy writers' world, or what that life was like.…

— Mindy Kaling

“But basically, either way, you can’t go wrong. I look at all of you and see America’s future: attorneys, corporate lawyers, public…

— Mindy Kaling

“Gregor would reference all kinds of books and articles, and instead of paraphrasing them, like any normal lazy person, he'd insist on…

— Mindy Kaling

Teenage girls, please don’t worry about being super popular in high school, or being the best actress in high school, or the…

— Mindy Kaling

There is some pressure when you are a woman doing what I do that you must support all other women unconditionally, no…

— Mindy Kaling

“Confidence is just entitlement. Entitlement has gotten a bad rap because it’s used almost exclusively for the useless children of the rich,…

— Mindy Kaling

“No pasta. I’m serious. I will climb out of my coffin if anyone brings a baked ziti.”

— Mindy Kaling

I don't want to be skinny. I'm constantly in a state of self-improvement, but I don't beat myself up over it.

— Mindy Kaling

I think women in general like men that don't give them the thing that we want. We want a chase.

— Mindy Kaling

“The laws of bullying allow you to be cruel even when the victim had made strides for improvement? This is when I…

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I think a lot of people compare female writers or female comedians to each other in a way that men are not.…

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People don't want to listen to a celebrity tweeting about their charities and shows. That's why comedy writers do well - we…

— Mindy Kaling

“That's what I've noticed about being 32: it is a lot of women and a lot of boys our age.”

— Mindy Kaling

I love talking about clothes with women; it's like a code because women dress for women.

— Mindy Kaling

I've always had that chip on my shoulder. I've just always been super hard on myself.

— Mindy Kaling

My whole childhood was like: Work hard, be quiet, respect elderly people, respect your parents, and just be unobtrusive.

— Mindy Kaling

“He likes to take in people past the point where the can be putting on a show to impress him.”

— Mindy Kaling

“The expectation that TV women need to be more likeable than men is bullshit and in need of a change.”

— Mindy Kaling

We always think of a diet with a big groan. But I think diets are fun. I think it is an American…

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“I simply regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world created therein has different rules than my regular…

— Mindy Kaling

“I want you to picture me as a cute little anime character that popped out from behind a mushroom or something and…

— Mindy Kaling

Why wear white? It's like, forget about dropping something on it. I don't understand how anybody wears white.

— Mindy Kaling