“I have always been a romantic; one of those who believes that a woman in pink circus tights holds all the secrets of the world.”

“I reckon if I ever marry, she will have to be a strong woman in a circus or something.”

“I'll hold on to the world tight some day. I've got one finger on it now; that's a beginning.”

“There is no secret here. I will give my all, as I always have. This way I prove to the people who hired me, and those who support me, how much it means.”

“Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics and others with a shaky hold on reality.”

“The party delegate was one of those gloomy, tight-lipped persons who seem to have been made for wearing a red scarf round the neck and a tommy-gun slung from one shoulder.”

“Idleness is the source of all disorders, and if it is at all tolerated, I shall hold the military commanders responsible, persuaded that those who tolerate idleness and vagabonds are secret enemies of the government.”

“I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.”

“The aim of those who try to control thought is always the same. They find one single explanation of the world, one system of thought and action that will (they believe) cover everything; and then they try to impose that on all thinking people.”

“I was always wanting to learn and be one of those actresses who can actually hold a conversation as opposed to standing there looking pretty.”