"I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."

"I was brought up differently from the average American child. Because the average child is brought up expecting to be happy. She had to teach herself how to be happy."

"I hate to be alone. I'm afraid to be alone. I don't want to be alone."

"I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let people fool themselves. They didn’t bother to find out who and what I was. Instead, they would invent a character for me. I wouldn’t argue with them. They were obvio…"

"My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation — but I'm working on the foundation."