“I never posed as a saint. I would have slept with a man for nothing if I liked him well enough.” IfsMenWellsEnoughSaint Author:Ethel Waters
“I wondered what I would do if I didn't have my God to turn to and be able to read the Book He had divinely inspired.” IfsBookAbleTurnsInspired Author:Ethel Waters
“If I wanted pity, I got it because I'm illegitimate. And when I didn't want it I was mean and nasty.” IfsWantMeanWantedPityNasty Author:Ethel Waters
“If whites bored me, it was because they bored themselves. They seemed to get little fun out of life and were desperately lonely.” IfsLittlesFunLonelyBored Author:Ethel Waters
“The big compliment came from the beer drinkers who didn't know me. They wouldn't drink or move when I sang. If they had their glasses in mid-air, the glasses wouldn't come down.” IfsKnowsBigsMovingAirDrinkGlassesBeerComplimentKnow MeDrinkersBeer Drinkers Author:Ethel Waters
