It was only when the salt water of my tears ran into my cuts and made them stingthat I discovered I was crying.

...as you know, I don't believe in fear, just an invention by men so they get all the money and good jobs...

Perhaps that was a thing about attractive women: A rejection demanded their respect, made them trust you more.

This was a great year for preventive worrying. Seldom in recent history have so many people worried about so many things that didn't happen in the end.

The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.

I say no to a lot of things that just don't fit my life. I involve my kids in what I'm struggling with so they don't compete with it.

What time has ever been a simple time for those who are living it?

All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.

What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles of men; and even to some which are not innocent.

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.

Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul.