"That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment."

"'Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city."

"The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one of the prettiest love stories in all literature."

"They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm."

"You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."

"Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses."

"Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations."

"Art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday living."

"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."

"Our deeds are like children that are born to us;they live and act apart from our own will."

"Emotions have taught mankind to reason."