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KATE CLINTON I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want...
KATE CLINTON I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think i...
KATE CLINTON As you can imagine I'm disappointed as anything that I was not selected to be the presidential r...
KATE CLINTON Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a le...
KATE CLINTON When my brother-in-law, BIll Clinton, was elected, he had gay friends. That was a coming out.
KATE CLINTON I try something new every night. It's an hour show; if it works I maybe try it a few more times ...
KATE CLINTON A friend of mine said, no matter what I do I always look like an English teacher. She actually said,...
KATE CLINTON Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
KATE CLINTON I want to host a religious show. I'm sure nobody will be wanting the 11 o'clock spot on Sund...
KATE CLINTON I'm not a foodie - I'm an eater: I'm hungry.
KATE CHRISTENSEN I realized that I've had a really rocky relationship with food - it has not been a gauzy, beauti...
KATE CHRISTENSEN Nostalgia is a powerful drug. Under its influence, ordinary songs take on dimensions and powers, lik...
KATE CHRISTENSEN I've always had rock star envy. Unfortunately, writing is a pedestrian, tame occupation done whi...
KATE CHRISTENSEN I grew up in an all-female family - two sisters and a mostly single mother - and we often bonded, in...
KATE CHRISTENSEN At first blush, it seems odd that loser lit books are rejected initially, then go on to be fiercely ...
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