Wanda Coleman (the L.A. Blueswoman) Quotes

Many have referred to [Lewis] Carroll's rhymes as nonsense, but in my childhood world — Los Angeles in the '50s — they made perfect sense.

Wanda Coleman

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• Childhood
• Nonsense
• Los Angeles

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• Many have referred to [Lewis] Carroll's rhymes as nonsense, but in my childhood world — Los Angeles in the '50s — they made perfect sense.

  

  Wanda Coleman
  • Perfect
  • Childhood
  • Nonsense