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Not to be weird, but I still have an ongoing relationship with my mom, even though she passed away, and I've been surprised at how much I've been able to convey to her. Now I sound like a total weirdo, but that's true.

Not to be weird, but I still have an ongoing relationship with my mom, even though she passed away, and I've been surprised at how much I've been able to convey to her. Now I sound like a total weirdo, but that's true.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Sound, Ongoing
"‘The Mindy Project’ Cast Interview: Inspiration, What’s Next, Dream Guest Stars And More" by Maggie Furlong, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 20, 2012.

I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn't seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life.

Mindy Kaling
Inspiring, Mom, Mother
"Lena Dunham Hilariously, Candidly Interviews Mindy Kaling". Interview with Lena Dunham, www.rollingstone.com. November 11, 2013.

My mom always used to say, "You can't say I love you before you can say I." And I think that sort of makes sense.

Mindy Kaling
Relationship, Mom, Love You
"The Love Advice Mindy Kaling Received From Her Late Mother". Interview with Gerri Miller, www.yourtango.com. April 1, 2014.

I’m not complaining about Romance Being Dead - I’ve just described a happy marriage as based on talking about plants and a canceled Ray Romano show and drinking milkshakes: not exactly rose petals and gazing into each other’s eyes at the top of the Empire State Building or whatever. I’m pretty sure my parents have gazed into each other’s eyes maybe once, and that was so my mom could put eyedrops in my dad’s eyes.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Dad, Drinking
Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)”, p.186, Crown/Archetype

I always knew I wanted kids, but when my mom passed away I was like, 'I want a bunch of kids. I want three kids or four kids, and I want to have that relationship again.' I can't bring my mom back, but I can have children.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Children, Kids

My relationship with my mom is really the single most profound relationship that I've ever had in my life.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Profound, My Mom

As my mom has said, when one person is unhappy, it usually means two people are unhappy but that one has not come to terms with it yet.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Mean, Two
Mindy Kaling (2011). “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)”, p.184, Three Rivers Press

My dad is funny in his own way, and so is my brother, but in terms of legitimately making a lot of people laugh, that's my mom. I inherit my sense of comedy from her.

Mindy Kaling
Mom, Brother, Dad
Interview with Kathryn Borel, www.believermag.com.

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