Aretha Franklin Famous Quotes Novels & Stories

"I'm sure your mom and Baby's cheesecake tastes better than mine but I don't mind that, I think it's okay not to be the best for others at least be the best for myself." Since the first Aretha has a principle that if you can't be the best for others, at least you have to be the best for yourself. She's not really a good cook but at least she can cook whatever food she can and serve it to people who are kind to her. "I'm sure your cooking will be delicious, how about we have dinner together tomorrow? That's if you don't mind." Getting the offer, Aretha certainly feels happy and does not refuse to grant the request of the man she loves, has been Christian's neighbor for years, she really hopes

I opened it and stared. "Obim! You own my heart, so if you suffer, I suffer as well." Tears welled up in my eyes as I recalled the fond name she used to call me. "You see, Aretha was of mixed heritage, her father was an African, a Nigerian, to be exact, but her mother was American." Frankly speaking, if she had been from the moon, I would not have cared. All I wanted was-