"The 'public' scares me, but people I trust."

"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."

"I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners."

"Freedom means the right of people to assemble, organize, and debate openly."

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

"We are a country where people of all backgrounds, all nations of origin, all languages, all religions, all races, can make a home. America was built by immigrants."