To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far in this age. Just as the microphone gave volume to voices that had none, so does the science of press-agentry magnify limited skills into highly saleable properties.

All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction.

Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we ever reach fulfillment as that greatest miracle of all, the human being.

Infants are interesting only to their parents.

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow.

Money is not an aphrodisiac: the desire it may kindle in the female eye is more for the cash than the carrier.