Never demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never. Write those letters to the editor in your head, but don't put them on paper.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

I don't mean I'd mind being rich and famous. That's very much on my schedule and someday I'll try to get around to it.

There’s got to be something wrong with us. To do what we did.

I never had a rejection slip in my life.

If a man doesn't like baseball, then he must like horses, and if he doesn't like either of them, well, I'm in trouble anyway: he don't like girls.

I dream of eagles and bring forth sparrows.