There are not many relationships more powerful than that of two women who fall fast and deep into a friendship.

—Mindy Kaling in Why Not Me?

About Mindy Kaling

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Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling ( ), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her work on television, she has received a Tony Award and six nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Among other honors, she has also received the...

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If someone really wants to see you, they always find a way. Always.

—Mindy Kaling in Why Not Me?

I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pieces than wisely keep my expectations at bay and hope they are exceeded. This quality has made me a needy and theatrical friend, but has given me a spectacularly dramatic emotional life.

—Mindy Kaling in Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

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Later, when you're grown up, you realize you never really get to hang out with your family. You pretty much have only eighteen years to spend with them full time, and that's it.

—Mindy Kaling in Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

I am the kind of person who, if my feelings are unrequited, can completely detach from someone emotionally if I simply put my mind to it.

—Mindy Kaling in Why Not Me?

If someone called me chubby, it would no longer be something that kept me up late at night. Being called fat is not like being called stupid or unfunny, which is the worst thing you could ever say to me.

—Mindy Kaling in Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

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