"I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying."

"Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain."

"After being so bad I could hear the angels singing."

"They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous."

"My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself."

"My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France."

"Will I return to England? I don't know. I'll think it over."

"I am a grandmother now, and that means age is creeping on, creeping on."

"I know I am at the end. I shall never get better, dear."

"I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress."

"You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor."

"Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery."

"I do not regret one moment of my life."

"Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?"

"No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me."

"The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens."

"Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead."

"On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them."

"It's the first time I've seen myself act, and I can't say I'm impressed."

"The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges."

"I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco."

"I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing."

"Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit."

"I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done."

"I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others."

"Feed the dogs. I hate to hear them barking like that."

"I've put in as many as 40 weeks a year on stage. It is lonely and restricted, as all artistic life must necessarily be."