My father died when I was 10; my sister got polio a couple of years later and was paralyzed. So there I was - my sister in a wheel chair, my father gone, and my mother a quiet little mouse. You see, it was the '30s in the South, so my mother was not prepared to cope. So I was scared to death. And being that scared, everything afterward became a struggle not to go down the drain. Struggling became a way of life for me.

A man likes to sleep with a brainy girl. She’s a challenge. If he makes good with her, he figures he must be good himself.

Don't use men to get what you want in life. Get it yourself.

After you're older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money.

My own philosophy is if you're not having sex, you're finished. It separates the girls from the old people.

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

Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.