Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.

I think my biggest achievement is that, after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane.

One should always dress like a marble column.

[On John F. Kennedy:] ... now he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man.

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Being away from home gave me a chance to look at myself with a jaundiced eye