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title: "2 Censors Quotes By Pearl Cleage"
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> [I think one of the things that writers and creative artists generally have to deal with is the censors that we have in our heads, the voices that we have that say you better not tell that and don't tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/i-think-one-of-the-things-that-writers-and-creative-artists-generally/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

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> [When you sit down to write, you have to be prepared to strip all of those voices away, all of the censors away, and talk about what you think the truth is, which I think is really the task of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/when-you-sit-down-to-write-you-have-to-be-prepared-to-strip-all-of/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

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## More by Pearl Cleage

> [It is a dangerous time to be a black woman in America. It’s a time when we are not safe in the streets or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/it-is-a-dangerous-time-to-be-a-black-woman-in-america-it-s-a-time/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [“what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/what-looks-like-crazy-on-an-ordinary-day-looks-a-lot-like-love-if-you/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [Loneliness is random; solitude is ritual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/loneliness-is-random-solitude-is-ritual/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/we-danced-too-wild-and-we-sang-too-long-and-we-hugged-too-hard-and-we/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [I truly love the rehearsal process, those eight hours a day! I really love actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/i-truly-love-the-rehearsal-process-those-eight-hours-a-day-i-really/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [If you don't annoy your big sister for no good reason from time to time, she thinks you don't love her anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/if-you-don-t-annoy-your-big-sister-for-no-good-reason-from-time-to/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/that-s-why-i-love-being-a-writer-my-imagination-can-take-me-places-i/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [“I need the words to find the music!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/i-need-the-words-to-find-the-music/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [Sometimes you have to show them what they want to see in order to get them to show you who they really are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/sometimes-you-have-to-show-them-what-they-want-to-see-in-order-to-get/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [Buying flowers is not just a way to bring home beauty. It's an expression of confidence that better days are coming. It's a defiant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/buying-flowers-is-not-just-a-way-to-bring-home-beauty-it-s-an/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [“Sometimes the contradictions in their lives are so intense they seem manufactured for teaching life lessons, but it's hard to keep up with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/sometimes-the-contradictions-in-their-lives-are-so-intense-they-seem/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [“em,” she said softly. “That guy with the sexy voice told ’em to get ready”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/em-she-said-softly-that-guy-with-the-sexy-voice-told-em-to-get-ready/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/domestic-violence-is-the-front-line-of-the-war-against-women/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [When I got to the end of this play, I realized I was trying to make Angel do something that had not been justified…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/when-i-got-to-the-end-of-this-play-i-realized-i-was-trying-to-make/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

> [What looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pearl-cleage/what-looks-like-crazy-on-an-ordinary-day-looks-looks-a-lot-like-love/)

[Pearl Cleage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pearl-cleage/)

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