Being somebody is better than not being somebody vis à vis what you want out of life. If you want to talk to interesting people and have them talk to you, and if you want enough money to live someplace pleasant and to go on trips and be able to help people you love, you simply have to be somebody.

Charm is the next best asset after looks and brains - and can almost make up for looks.

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork - reading, writing, thinking - can.

When you meet a man, don't you always idly wonder what he'd be like in bed? I do.

you want to write a book for so many reasons ... The main reason ... is because it will make you well-known and beloved and popular and successful and famous and respected. You also write ... to make money, but that motivation is not first on the list.

One of the paramount reasons for staying attractive is so you can have somebody to go to bed with.

We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel? Confident?