When you have to apologize, it is well, I suppose, to get the thing over quickly.

I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.

[On Edna Ferber's Ice Palace] ... the book, which is going to be a movie, has the plot and characters of a book which is going to be a movie.

People are more than fun than anybody.

[Requesting her epitaph to read this way:] Excuse my dust.

When I was young and bold and strong, The right was right, the wrong was wrong. With plume on high and flag unfurled, I rode away to right the world. But now I’m old - and good and bad, Are woven in a crazy plaid. I sit and say the world is so, And wise is s/he who lets it go.

[When asked what was the inspiration for most of her work:] Need of money, dear.