I Never Have Changed In My Taste,

If We Can't Be True To Ourselves, What Can We Be True To?

Everywhere I Go, The Kids Call Me 'the Book Lady.' The Older I Get, The More Appreciative I Seem To Be Of The 'book Lady' Title. It Makes Me Feel More Like A Legitimate Person, Not Just A Singer Or An Entertainer. But It Makes Me Feel Like I've Done Something Good With My Life And With My Success.

Now Momma's Done Away With The Old Black Kettle She Used To Cook In When I Was Just Littleand The Door Ain't Sprung On Her Electric Rangethat Little Old Farm And Home We Had It Ain't There No More And That's Too Badfolks Are Doing Away With The Simple Things.

We Give Scholarships To High School Kids And A New Library Of Books To Every Preschool Child In The County Where I Was Born. I Didn't Have Books At Home So I Did All My Reading At School. I Love Books And I Believe That Helping Kids To Read Gives Them A Great Start In Life.

My Husband Calls Me 'catfish.' He Says I'm All Mouth And No Brains.