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Dexter Gordon

"If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up."

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"If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up."

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"I came to Baku the same way I would go to Texas - because they asked me to come and play hip hop."

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"That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier."

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"After you play a part, you think of it as your own."

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"Want to play baseball?' she asked. Shane's eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. "What?' "First base,' she said. "You're already there.' "I'm not running the bases.' "Well, you could at least steal second.' "Jeez, Claire. I used to distract myself with sports stats at times like these, but now you've gone and ruined it."

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"Hey, pretty book, why don't you lie in my lap awhile?"

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"You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song."

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