Scandal begins where the police leave off.

Everyone knows about everybody in Hollywood—who sleeps with whom, who doesn’t sleep, who does it standing on his head or in the dentist’s chair.

Journalists belong in the gutter, because that is where the ruling classes throw their guilty secrets.

The slander of some people is as great a recommendation as the praise of others.

There is a demon who puts wings on certain tales and launches them like eagles out into space.

A false report rides post.

Show me someone who never gossips, and I’ll show you someone who isn’t interested in people.

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco pipes of those who diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.

The more sifted, the finer the flour; the more often repeated, the rougher the gossip.

Shamelessness is the shame of being without shame.

Keep no company with those whose position is high but whose morals are low.

It is one thing to slander, another to accuse.

A private sin is not so prejudicial in this world as a public indecency.