“She's no lady. Her songs are all unbelievably unhappy or lewd. It's called Blues. She sings about sore feet, sexual relations, baked goods, killing your lover, being broke, men called Daddy, women who dress like men, working, praying for rain. Jail and trains. Whiskey and morphine. She tells stories between verses and everyone in the place shouts out how true it all is.”
― Fall on Your Knees
― Fall on Your Knees
“Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold onto.”
― Dolores Claiborne
― Dolores Claiborne
“I'm not making an enemy; I'm keepin' one.”
― Dolores Claiborne
― Dolores Claiborne
“In the fifties... when they had their summer parties - there were always different colored lanterns on the lawn... and I get the funniest chill. In the end the bright colors always go out of life, have you noticed that? In the end, things always look gray, like a dress that's been washed too many times.”
― Dolores Claiborne
― Dolores Claiborne
“Sometimes you have to be a high riding bitch to survive, sometimes, being a bitch is all a woman has to hang on to.”
― Dolores Claiborne
― Dolores Claiborne
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