“I never saw anybody take so long to dress, and with such little result.”
“A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.”
“One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.”
“This shall be the last of my benevolent follies, and I will never be kind to anybody again as long as I live.”
“Like the man said, a little hope never hurt anybody”
“I never saw so much life left in someone who had lived so much," said Bernice Latelle, a gospel singer who lived in Bessie's neighborhood and heard her at the Wander Inn. "I don't think anybody or anything could break that woman's spirit.”