the Irish ... are full of the fear of the Lord and the joy of living, and they don't know how to combine the two, but they'll sure have a good time trying.

Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be.

My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless.

The great people I've met always have time for the niceties.

My second marriage had a lot to do with alcohol.

I have always had a lot more trouble with my truths than with my deceits

I loved playing the part of the feisty Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker