Plain Leaf

Famous quotes containing the words plain and/or leaf:

    “Judge Bedford: I understand you refuse to be represented by counsel.
    Walter: That’s correct, your honor.
    Judge Bedford: Are you suicidal, Mr. Davis, or just plain stupid?”
    —Dale Launer (b. 1953)

    “Southern trees bear a strange fruit
    Blood on the leaf and blood at the root
    Black bodies swingin’ in the southern breeze
    Strange fruit hangin’ in the poplar trees.”
    —Billie Holiday [Eleanor Fagan] (1915–1959)