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Billie Holiday Quotes

“Fact is, the invention of women under siege has been to sharpen love in the service of myth. If you can’t be free, be a mystery.”

Love Poetry Women Mystery Poem Myth Misogyny Mysteries Billie Holiday

Book:Grace Notes: Poems

Source: Grace Notes: Poems

“There's dust, a scratch in a groove, and here we are repeating the same two seconds of "Strange Fruit.”

Poetry Poem African Americans Blacks Billie Holiday Strange Fruit

Book:Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Source: Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

“All of a sudden, I wonder if Billie Holiday ever sang in front of the mirror.”

Mirror Sing Billie Holiday

Book:Genesis Begins Again

Source: Genesis Begins Again