I do enjoy and feel compelled to talk about things that are taboo. One, because I think I'm a troublemaker inside, if someone says, "Don't say that," it's all I want to say. And also, something I learned in therapy ... which is darkness can't exist in the light, and then that made me think of something that Mr. Rogers said, which is, "If it's mentionable, it's manageable."

I don't think half my stuff would be funny if the audience didn't feel at least a little bit safe that it's not how I truly feel.

The best time to have a baby is when you're a black teenager.

People are always introducing me as Sarah Silverman, Jewish comedienne. I hate that! I wish people would see me for who I really am — I'm white!

Guess what, Martin Luther King? I had a dream, too.

That's not to say that I don't find anything offensive.

Smells definitely do have a crazy impact on me.