"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."

"What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that came to me from my grandparents and came to them from theirs. Things that are of good use in any situation, no matter what the future may hold."

"As much as I loved the art and discipline of the dance, it didn't love me!"

"I'll do things that maybe other people would be afraid to do or afraid to say. But in my personal life, I'm actually very responsible with my personal relationships."

"And I think that's what life is all about, actually, about children and flowers."

"Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others."