Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941.

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.

Those who become mentally ill often have a history of chronic pain.

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?

I had known Cole Porter in Hollywood and New York, spent many a warm hour at his home, and met the talented and original people who were drawn to him.