Crime Quote by Jennifer Lane

“Dark chocolate, poured over velvet: that was how his voice tasted. I wanted him to follow me around and narrate the rest of my…

— R.J. Anderson

“The Mob loved Sinatra not just because he was Italian-American, but because he had crossed over into a nether world in which they could…

— Nancy Jo Sales

“There's a destination,a little up the road. From the habitations and the towns we know. A place we saw the lights turn low. The…

— Beck

“Sinatra was always an impeccable gentleman. He stood up for women when they came to the table; he lit their cigarettes, held doors, and…

— Eliot Weisman

“When Grant Blue reaches me, he bends his head down close enough that I can smell the soap and promise on his skin. Clean…

— Isobel Irons

“The silkiness of his voice was a torturous caress that I could have endured for the rest of my life.”

— Melissa Andrea

Sinatra was somebody special.

— Don Rickles

“You can’t explain what it is about the sound of Sinatra’s voice,” Feinstein says. “I mean, you can try, and you can get very…

— James Kaplan

“God his voice sounded like pouring cream. All rich and thick and good, so good.”

— Charlotte Stein

“His voice just shot through me. It’s amazing, the things your body will do just when you don’t want them to: heart speeding up,…

— Sara Zarr

“She could be a tap-dancing, cross dressing, Frank Sinatra fan and he would be pleased she continued to breath.”

— C.L. Bevill

“though my voice is eager to tune to marches, toady to wine and city...”

— Anonymous