Tallulah Bankhead

Notable quotes

“The cynic says "blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed." I say "blessed is he who expecteth everything, for he can't always be disappointed."”
— "I want everything" in What I Want from Life (1934) edited by Edmund George Cousins, p. 108
“Only good girls keep diaries. Bad girls don't have the time.”
— As quoted in The Pleasures of Diaries: Four Centuries of Private Writing (1989) by Ronald Blythe, p. 3
“I was raped in a driveway when I was eleven. … It was a terrible experience because we had all that gravel.”
— As quoted in The Girls : Sappho Goes to Hollywood (2001) by Diana McLellan, p. 134
“Here's a rule I recommend. Never practice two vices at once.”
— On drinking impacting her gambling abilities
“My father warned me about men and booze, but he never mentioned a word about women and cocaine.”
— p. 2

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