When I Played Lady Day, I Took

I've Always Accepted Applause As Making Me Feel Worthwhile. I Hope I Die Being Applauded. Just Put A Chaise Longue Under Me And Let Me Go.

Jewelry, To Me, Is A Pain In The Derriere, Because You Have To Be Watching It All The Time.

I Am Supposed To Be, According To What I Am Told, One Of The Children Of The Cotton Plantation Owner's Sons. If I Could Prove That, I'd Own The Whole Goddamn Everything.

I Am The Original Material Girl.

Truth Is A Theory That Is Constantly Being Disproved. Only Lies, It Seems, Go On Forever.