If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers.

I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they don't have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me.

[Suggesting her epitaph:] This is too deep for me.

I'm fifty-one years old, but I'm not through yet. I have lived a full life, and intend packing in quite a lot more.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more.

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet.