Local television shows do not, in general, supply make-up artists. The exception to this is Los Angeles, an unusually generous city in this regard, since they also provide this service for radio appearances.

I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.

In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled.

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.

It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.