There never was a woman so ill-suited to public life as I am. I have had to whip myself, as it were, into society, and the loneliness of it all has been terrific.

Why should we refuse the happiness this hour gives us, because some other hour might take it away?

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

Talking to you is only thinking to myself - made easier.

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

Conscience is the name which the orthodox give to their prejudices.