To offer the complexities of life as an excuse for not addressing oneself to the simpler, more manageable (trivial) aspects of daily existence is a perversity often indulged in by artists, husbands, intellectuals — and critics of the Womens Movement. – Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, You play blues. That music is so sad. I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, You didnt play one sad song. – Buddy Guy
Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age. – Florida Scott-Maxwell