“Sweet talk's like salt. You can add some later, if need be, but if you pour out too much, you can't sift it out again.”

“Fame can't give you a hug. Fame can't keep you warm. The only way fame can keep you warm, is if you put all your publicity in a pile and burn it.”

“If you talked to your friends the way you talk to your body, you’d have no friends left at all.”

“What can I do for you, Detective?' he said cheerily, smiling and nodding at Bailey.What was I, chopped liver? I had a badge too. Maybe I should've shown it to him. Maybe I should've shown him my gun too.”

“The trick is finding a person whose flaws don't drive you crazy...you know...someone whose flaws you can live with...someone who can stand your flaws, too.”

“Ever think of becoming a cop?""I did, but at the time there wasn't much opportunity for women. Lady cops were confined to typing, taking shorthand, and the juvenile division.""And I don't suppose you have any womanly skills like typing or taking shorthand?"I smiled. "No, but I'm a mean shot with a .38 and I bake terrific bread.”

“First you are young, then you are middle aged; then you are old; then you are wonderful." Lady Diana Cooper”