I have had quite an interesting life. My husband was quite successful in the movies, and we went out frequently with Gloria Swanson and other stars.

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

I do not like candid pictures. They are so unattractive.

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable.

I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit.

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

When your prayers aren’t answered immediately, sometimes God has a different—or better—plan.

In a way it was worth it, she thought, except that it was such a total waste.

I'm often wrong but never in doubt.

Because I go outside sometimes, I'm exposed to terrible, terrible music in public.

A very short trial convinced her that a curricle was the prettiest equipage in the world.

Photographs are not ideas. They give us ideas.

I am an undiluted admirer of American values and the American dream and I believe they will continue to inspire not just the people of the United States but millions across the face of the globe.

The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.

A daily blog would just about finish me off completely.