Bebe Moore Campbell Quotes

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My father took to his grave the short-sleeved, beer-swilling men of summer, big bellies, raucous laughter, pipe smoke and the aroma of cigars. My daddy is really gone and his vacant place is my cold, hard border. As always, my life is framed by his absence.

Bebe Moore Campbell

The music was as much a gift as sunshine, as rain, as any blessing ever prayed for.

Bebe Moore Campbell

In life, the trick is just to do what's necessary to keep on living.

Bebe Moore Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell

Bebe Moore Campbell

Born: February 18, 1950

Died: November 27, 2006 (aged 56)

Bio: Bebe Moore Campbell, was an American author, journalist and teacher. Campbell was the author of three New York Times bestsellers: Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me, which was also a Los Angeles Times "Best Book of 2001".

Known for:

72 hour hold (2005)
Your blues ain't like mine (1992)
What you owe me (2001)
Singing in the comeback choir (1998)
Sometimes my mommy gets angry (2003)

Bebe Moore Campbell on Wikipedia

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