"One night some short weeks ago, for the first time in her not always happy life, Marilyn Monroe's soul sat down alone to a quiet supper from which it did not rise."

"If your man is a sports enthusiast, you may have to resign yourself to his spouting off in a monotone on a prize fight, football game or pennant race."

"Cooking, decorating, diet/self-help and gardening books are guilty pleasures and useful time fillers."

"If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin."

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself."

"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime."