“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.”

“Hope & curiosity about the future seemed better than guarantees. The unknown was always so attractive to me...and still is.”

“I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despite the conventional in anything, even the arts. I paint canvasses on the floor and drove one art teacher out of his mind. But that's just the way I paint best.”

“My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.”

“Any girl can be glamorous. All she has to do is stand still and look stupid.”

“Men are most virile and attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him.”

“Every girl would like to marry a rich husband. I did twice. But what divides girls into two groups is this question - do you first think of money and then love, or vice versa?”