Bizarre as was the name she bore, Kim Ravenal always said she was thankful it had been no worse.
Edna FerberAll the difference in the world between the movies and the thrill I get out of a play at the theater. Ay, yes! Like fooling around with paper dolls when you could be playing with a real live baby.
Edna FerberTo be alive is a fine thing. It is the finest thing in the world, though hazardous. It is a unique thing. It happens only once in a lifetime. To be alive, to know consciously that you are alive, and to relish that knowledge -- this is a kind of magic. Or it may be a kind of madness, exhilarating but harmless.
Edna FerberThere are only two kinds of people in the world that really count. One kind's wheat and the other kind's emeralds.
Edna Ferber