I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.

[On Hollywood:] I had gone there expecting to see parties that reflected the stock-in-trade of the movies - glamour. Instead, I found the same attitude toward parties that European peasants had for baths. It was something to be done methodically every Saturday night.

Good manners - the longer I live the more convinced I am of it - are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.

Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity.

Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband.

Etiquette-a fancy word for simple kindness.

I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.