“In Hollywood a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel. ”
“Any man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.”
“There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy.”
“I also read about Heathcliff's unexpected three-year career in Hollywood under the name Buck Stallion and his eventual return to the pages of Wuthering Heights.”
“There's nothing like active employment, I suppose, to console the afflicted.”
“Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons.”