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Half Blood Blues
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"Half Blood Blues" Quotes

A jazz musician's mysterious disappearance during World War II haunts his bandmate decades later.

Quotes

I was a man’s man, and I was tired of it. I was tired of being tough.

Esi Edugyan

self-discoveryidentity

Music’s everywhere. You just got to listen.

Esi Edugyan

musicawareness

It’s like they say, you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends.

Esi Edugyan

friendshipfamily

Some things you don’t forget. They come to your mind like a ghost.

Esi Edugyan

memorytrauma

It ain’t what a man says, it’s what he does.

Esi Edugyan

actionintegrity

Sometimes people are mysteries, you know? It’s like you think you know everything there is to know about them, and then you realize you don’t know anything at all.

Esi Edugyan

mysteryuncertainty

Hell, I ain’t never met a woman yet that wasn’t a mystery.

Esi Edugyan

womenmystery

It’s the little things that matter most, you know?

Esi Edugyan

appreciationdetails

You can’t just walk away from the past. You gotta face it head on.

Esi Edugyan

forgivenessconfrontation

The past ain’t nothing but a shadow, you know? It’s what you do now that counts.

Esi Edugyan

pastpresent