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title: "1 Having Cancer Quotes By Tig Notaro"
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> [I don't talk about having cancer in my standup anymore. I don't have cancer. But if it comes up for me again, that I'm going through something, I'm going to talk about it. I'm going to do whatever feels right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-don-t-talk-about-having-cancer-in-my-standup-anymore-i-don-t-have/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

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## More by Tig Notaro

> [Reminding myself that I have a tailbone keeps me in check.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/reminding-myself-that-i-have-a-tailbone-keeps-me-in-check/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I think my brain just has a natural way of going to what would be the most insane thing, the least likely option.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-think-my-brain-just-has-a-natural-way-of-going-to-what-would-be-the/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested, and I made so many jokes over the years about how small my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/before-i-had-a-double-mastectomy-i-was-already-pretty-flat-chested/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [Even losing my mother, I wanted my mother. That's who you want instinctually when you're having a hard time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/even-losing-my-mother-i-wanted-my-mother-that-s-who-you-want/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-think-every-person-and-place-is-interesting-and-there-s-an/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [A lot of times, people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think it should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/a-lot-of-times-people-will-have-after-parties-or-try-and-host-an/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I'm fascinated by caddy Buddhists popping up all over Hollywood and people that take themselves too seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-m-fascinated-by-caddy-buddhists-popping-up-all-over-hollywood-and/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-love-devastating-movies-documentaries-and-hummingbirds-yes-in-that/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I definitely still like writing one-liners, but I also think that I've changed a lot in that I've allowed myself freedom to grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-definitely-still-like-writing-one-liners-but-i-also-think-that-i-ve/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I'm the luckiest unlucky person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-m-the-luckiest-unlucky-person/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I didn't know whether I'd be attractive to anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-didn-t-know-whether-i-d-be-attractive-to-anybody/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [The hardest lesson to learn always is to just have faith in that you will always have something to say or a story to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/the-hardest-lesson-to-learn-always-is-to-just-have-faith-in-that-you/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [My age makes all my wrinkles and gray hair make sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/my-age-makes-all-my-wrinkles-and-gray-hair-make-sense/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [It's almost embarrassing how much support I have. I mean, I always tell people I feel like I'm perfectly set up to have cancer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/it-s-almost-embarrassing-how-much-support-i-have-i-mean-i-always-tell/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

> [I am just at tragedy right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tig-notaro/i-am-just-at-tragedy-right-now/)

[Tig Notaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tig-notaro/)

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