It turns out that our notions of what a 'self' is and how it might feel fulfilled have no more objective status than most of the rest of reality. It seems we make ourselves up as we go along.

I really wanted to be an opera soprano.

I didn't let anyone push me into things I didn't want to do where my career was concerned. So why did I crumble when it came to men?

I knew that Jamaica Inn was going to make me a star.

As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.

I have never lost my faith in God.

John Wayne was one of the greatest ambassadors for the United States that ever lived.