Everything my mother made had ...

Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank.
 Alan King

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My mother's sister was killed in a trolley car accident, so I was raised as one of eight with my sister and six male cousins.
 Alan King
I just never saw my mother in any other room but the kitchen. There were always pots going.
 Alan King
My mother kept the house clean and we ate good. I didn't know we were poor until I started giving interviews.
 Alan King
I think one of the big things about comedy is the ability for the audience to identify.
 Alan King
The ability to absorb a book and make someone else's words and story your own was exactly was I was doing on stage.
 Alan King