What happened, you were easy, you know. I always was a Nina Simone fan--and also my brother was, who you really never met. Nobody's going to mess with you if your name was Nina Simone. I mean, Nina Simone had serious attitude. You know, and so what happened, that name, you know, is one I felt was very empowering. The Jasmine, I think, is very important in terms of, you know, just the fragrance of the flower and I still feel that the challenge I've always faced as a writer was naming my children. And I feel that your name is like a one-line poem and that it should resonate even before somebody even meets you.
from E. Ethelbert Miller: NPR: A Time To Listen: The Day I Became A Dad
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