I always thought my days spent in darkness [as a child she had cataracts and was unable to see for nearly four years] gave me a very special sensitivity. Much later, when I really wanted to hear, really 'see' a… — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
When he takes me in his arms, and speaks to me softly, I see the world through rose-colored glasses. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
I want to die young. I think it's awful to get old, and sickness is ugly. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
For me, singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
To be successful in my native France, where people speak the same language and understand me, is nothing. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth. — Edith Piaf Copy Share Image
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