| Although Cissy Houston enjoyed a solid career as a backup and gospel singer, Whitney was the one and only star of the family. |
| It seems un-British, somehow, and we don't have cissy things like that. |
| Later, through watching interviews, Cissy learned that this was also the time that Whitney began experimenting with drugs. |
| It was a speshal providence and manifestation for ye, Cissy. |
| Cissy paused for breath, and her lover looked at her adoringly. |
| Cissy was in love with Clifford, but Clifford was in love with her mother. |
