I Didn't Leave Home Until 27. I Was An Only Child Raised In Philadelphia By My Mother And Grandmother. My Grandmother Controlled The Stove. She Made A Lot Of Potato Meals - Mashed Potato, Potato Souffle, Potato Pancakes. When We Didn't Have Electricity We Ate Romantically, By Candlelight.

-Jill Scott

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I Didn't Leave Home Until 27. I

Jill Scott

I Didn't Leave Home Until 27. I Was An Only Child Raised In Philadelphia By My Mother And Grandmother. My Grandmother Controlled The Stove. She Made A Lot Of Potato Meals - Mashed Potato, Potato Souffle, Potato Pancakes. When We Didn't Have Electricity We Ate Romantically, By Candlelight.

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I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

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