I don't care to dress up except when it is necessary or good for my business.

We never had a bathtub. Mom would bathe me in the wooden or tin washtub in the kitchen, or in a big lard can.

We are all gifted. That is our inheritance.

I found that a couple of bottles of beer would give me a lift, but the third bottle would sober me up.

I know the most terrible thing that can happen to a woman. That is the gang-up. Men put you to sleep with their drops and one man after another goes in and takes you.

I'm not afraid to die. I'm looking forward to it. I know the Lord has His arms wrapped around this big sparrow.

I was born out of wedlock. Nobody brought me up.