Erykah Badu (Erica Abi Wrigh) Quotes

Whereas I want everything to be peaceful during a birth, I take the total opposite approach when I'm helping someone come to terms with leaving this place - I play Richard Pryor records.

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• Whereas I want everything to be peaceful during a birth, I take the total opposite approach when I'm helping someone come to terms with leaving this place - I play Richard Pryor records.

  

  Erykah Badu
  • Helping
  • Leaving
  • Birth