Jackie Taylor Quotes

I love you—if anything, I love you more now than I did back then. And if I'm honest, I think I love you more each day that passes. There's always something new I notice. something that surprises me or takes my breath away. You, Jackie Taylor, are everything.

What a beautiful difference one single life made." (Unknown) In memory of my grandson, Pete - 12/30/88 to 07/05/10

Maybe Jane was right. Maybe he was wrong to have filled her head with tales of Bessie Smith and Josephine Baker, let alone take her to see Jackie Wilson, Etta James, Tina Turner and the Ikettes. Maybe it wasn’t right to wake up to Chico Hamilton, Lee Morgan, Charlie Parker, and Art Blakey in the morning. Watch the sunset with Miles Davis, Cecil Taylor, and Little Willie John. But Greer didn’t know what else to offer that was beautiful and colored and alive, all at the same time.

One more thing,” Jack said. “Name it,” Freddie said with an expansive gesture. “Al Rossetti,” Jack said. Freddie’s face fell, hard. “I got not one word to say on such a subject as that,” Freddie said. “Don’t get hysterical,” Jack said. “No, seriously Jackie, you come into my place when I ain’t even here-” “You gave me a key,” Jack deadpanned. “Well,” Freddie paused, “leaving aside for the moment that this is an interesting point-” “Thank you,” said Jack. “You bring in a person whom I do not know,” Freddie said gesturing towards me and raising his hands defensively as he realized that he had done it again. “And you ask me about one of the biggest gangsters in town, whom I have just remembered that I have never heard of.