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I've been your slave
Ever since I've been your babe
But before I be your dog
I'll see you in your grave.

— Billie Holiday

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No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

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I've been told that nobody sings the word "hunger" like I do. Or the word "love."

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I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

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Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

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I'll never regret the years I'm giving, they're easy to give when you're in love, and I'm so in love!

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