I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image. (Anna Deavere Smith)

I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.

Anna Deavere Smith

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