--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Sarah Kay" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Sarah Kay. Plus more from Sarah Kay and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1322616.png" --- > [If I should have a daughter, instead of "Mom," she's going to call me "Point B."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-mom-she-s-going-to-call-me/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1322616.png) > [Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. Even if it means having to be a little silly or cheeky, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/nothing-is-as-universal-as-some-good-scatalogical-humor-even-if-it/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/sarah-kay-3508_cheeky_nothing-is-as-universal-as-some-good-sca_3022592.png) > [Spoken word teaches that if you have the ability to express yourself and the courage to present those stories and opinions, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/spoken-word-teaches-that-if-you-have-the-ability-to-express-yourself/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/848/sarah-kay-3508_ability_spoken-word-teaches-that-if-you-have-the_1932220.png) > [Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it…I personally know so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/think-it-s-so-unfair-when-people-think-that-you-re-not-a-real-artist/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/sarah-kay-3508_art_think-it-s-so-unfair-when-people-think-t_341510.jpg) > [If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B, because that way she knows that no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-mom-she-s-gonna-call-me-point-2/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1086838.png) > [My first performance poem was about how sometimes I was teased for being manly, or a tomboy or whatever. It was saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/my-first-performance-poem-was-about-how-sometimes-i-was-teased-for/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e58/sarah-kay-3508_certain_my-first-performance-poem-was-about-how_3018337.png) > [One thing that I believe is that every time I write something, I am taking the time to celebrate. Even if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/one-thing-that-i-believe-is-that-every-time-i-write-something-i-am/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/sarah-kay-3508_angry_one-thing-that-i-believe-is-that-every-t_2330126.png) > [I don't think it's about art being a career but it's about making sure that if art is something that you love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-don-t-think-it-s-about-art-being-a-career-but-it-s-about-making/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/sarah-kay-3508_amount_i-don-t-think-it-s-about-art-being-a-car_44877.jpg) > [I think you can perform any poem. But what I believe is that the best examples of spoken word poetry I've ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-what-i-believe-is-that-the-best/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/sarah-kay-3508_able_i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-wha_578104.png) > [If you know what you're looking for, the illustrations might give you a tip about what is coming in that section. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/if-you-know-what-you-re-looking-for-the-illustrations-might-give-you/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/897/sarah-kay-3508_education_if-you-know-what-you-re-looking-for-the_594818.png) > [I think that poetry is an act of celebration, that anytime you're writing a poem, it means that you're celebrating something, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-think-that-poetry-is-an-act-of-celebration-that-anytime-you-re/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/453/sarah-kay-3508_angry_i-think-that-poetry-is-an-act-of-celebra_1266607.png) > [Poetry is like pooping. If there is a poem inside of you, it has to come out. Sometimes it can be really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/poetry-is-like-pooping-if-there-is-a-poem-inside-of-you-it-has-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/sarah-kay-3508_difficult_poetry-is-like-pooping-if-there-is-a-poe_667465.png) > [ For some reason there's this myth that creativity - \[especially\] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/for-some-reason-there-s-this-myth-that-creativity-especially-in-terms/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/sarah-kay-3508_creative_for-some-reason-there-s-this-myth-that-c_2287617.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Sarah Kay > [It’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up to now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/it-s-not-just-the-adage-write-what-you-know-it-s-about-gathering-up/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/thinking-about-writing-as-an-act-of-celebration-is-sometimes-a/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [I don't think it's about art being a career but it's about making sure that if art is something that you love, something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-don-t-think-it-s-about-art-being-a-career-but-it-s-about-making/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [I use poetry to help me work through what I don’t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-use-poetry-to-help-me-work-through-what-i-don-t-understand-but-i/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“Once, she fell off of a ladder when I was three. She says all she was worried about was my face as I watched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/once-she-fell-off-of-a-ladder-when-i-was-three-she-says-all-she-was/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“I love you as much as the ocean kisses the shore no matter how many times it is sent away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-love-you-as-much-as-the-ocean-kisses-the-shore-no-matter-how-many/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [I write poetry to figure things out. It's what I use as a navigating tool in my life, so when there's something that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-it-s-what-i-use-as-a-navigating/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/not-all-poetry-wants-to-be-storytelling-and-not-all-storytelling/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Poetry makes people nervous. Especially in schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/poetry-makes-people-nervous-especially-in-schools/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [There are parts of me I only recognize from photographs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/there-are-parts-of-me-i-only-recognize-from-photographs/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“What is it about immortality? With the right sword and shield, we think we can fend off anger, fear, and hatred. If our legs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/what-is-it-about-immortality-with-the-right-sword-and-shield-we-think/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“And the spaces that he never saw: the ones my parents had labeled private parts when I was still small enough to fit all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/and-the-spaces-that-he-never-saw-the-ones-my-parents-had-labeled/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it…I personally know so many poets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/think-it-s-so-unfair-when-people-think-that-you-re-not-a-real-artist/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“There is a girl who still writes you; she doesn’t know how not to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/there-is-a-girl-who-still-writes-you-she-doesn-t-know-how-not-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/my-first-spoken-word-poem-packed-with-all-the-wisdom-of-a-14-year-old/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/sarah-kay/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Sarah Kay", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If I should have a daughter, instead of \"Mom,\" she's going to call me \"Point B.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Kay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-mom-she-s-going-to-call-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1322616.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1322616.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/sarah-kay-3508_call-me_if-i-should-have-a-daughter-instead-of-m_1322616.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If I should have a daughter, instead of \"Mom,\" she's going to call me \"Point B.\"” — Sarah Kay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. 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But what I believe is that the best examples of spoken word poetry I've ever seen, are spoken word poems that, when you see them, you're aware of the fact they need to be performed. That there's something about that poem that you would not be able to understand if you were just reading it on a piece of paper.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Kay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-what-i-believe-is-that-the-best/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/sarah-kay-3508_able_i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-wha_578104.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/sarah-kay-3508_able_i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-wha_578104.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/sarah-kay-3508_able_i-think-you-can-perform-any-poem-but-wha_578104.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think you can perform any poem. 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