Who said “I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two…”?

“It is the best of all trades, to make songs, and the second best to sing them.”

“That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, lest you should think he never could recapture the first fine careless rapture!”

“Precisely because we do not communicate by singing, a song can be out of place but not out of character; it is just as credible that a stupid person should sing beautifully as that a clever person should do so.”

“He who sings, frightens away all his ills.”

“Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?”

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

“You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation.”

“In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.”

“If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you’re out of your mind. There are more kicks the fuck to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung. If you think you need stuff to play music or sing, you’re crazy. It can fix you so you can’t play nothing or sing nothing.”