The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.
There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of each of your arms.
When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.
Paris is always a good idea.
Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!
I brought you in this world, and I can take you out!
I first met Jelly Roll in Chicago. He was livin' high then. You know, Jelly was a travelin' cat, sharp and good lookin' and always about he wrote this and that and the other thing - in fact, everything!
What you see is what you make. What you see in a people is what you eventually create in them.
I've got a lot to download on your mercy and grace. I've always rushed up to You and dumped whatever it was and hurried away, fascinated by my own busyness. I want to turn all this over to You slowly, carefully, examining every fragment as I pass it off, so there'll never be any question about it again. Every time I've dumped and run, I've nearly always run back and snatched it out of Your hands. Help me in this. . . . . . . Right now, I'm certain of only one thing - that You love us, and that's where we all have to begin.