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title: "1 Helps Mood Quotes By Courtney A. Kemp"
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> [Around me, there's always music playing. It just calms me down; it soothes me. It helps me write. It helps me with my mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/around-me-there-s-always-music-playing-it-just-calms-me-down-it/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

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## More by Courtney A. Kemp

> [Wherever I go, stuff accumulates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/wherever-i-go-stuff-accumulates/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how did you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/my-dad-was-very-very-invested-in-image-he-felt-that-as-a-black-person/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/the-only-black-folks-in-town-when-i-was-growing-up-were-me-and-my/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I called my show 'Power' because, for me, the whole series is about the way my main character, Ghost, is power-less over his circumstances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-called-my-show-power-because-for-me-the-whole-series-is-about-the/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [There's a difference between talent and skill. You might have writing talent, but skill is learned. You have to practice. I remain teachable. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/there-s-a-difference-between-talent-and-skill-you-might-have-writing/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [Great partnerships thrive because the people need each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/great-partnerships-thrive-because-the-people-need-each-other/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I really do love male characters, in some ways, for the fact that they get surprised when they're vulnerable. Women are more surprised by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-really-do-love-male-characters-in-some-ways-for-the-fact-that-they/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I thought I was going to be a professor; then I ran screaming from there into magazine journalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-a-professor-then-i-ran-screaming-from/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I had to figure out that finding my place was not about race but about creativity, and connecting with other artists helped me find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-had-to-figure-out-that-finding-my-place-was-not-about-race-but/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [There's this idea that you can have it all, but in my opinion, you can't - not if you're a perfectionist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/there-s-this-idea-that-you-can-have-it-all-but-in-my-opinion-you-can/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I think women judge other women more harshly, always, which is a shame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-think-women-judge-other-women-more-harshly-always-which-is-a-shame/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [I remember watching episodes of 'The Sopranos' and being filled with dread knowing what was coming or anticipating what was coming. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/i-remember-watching-episodes-of-the-sopranos-and-being-filled-with/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [When I'm at work, I want to be with my daughter, and when I'm with my daughter, I probably should be working, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/when-i-m-at-work-i-want-to-be-with-my-daughter-and-when-i-m-with-my/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [Writers are, for the most part, crazy people. We're like Hephaestus of the forge. We're gnarled. We're curled over. We walk with a limp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/writers-are-for-the-most-part-crazy-people-we-re-like-hephaestus-of/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

> [If you are other, you don't think twice about hiring people who are other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-a-kemp/if-you-are-other-you-don-t-think-twice-about-hiring-people-who-are/)

[Courtney A. Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-a-kemp/)

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