Kate Smith

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds.

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.