Shamelessness is the shame of being without shame.

There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run.

Don’t ever wear artistic jewelry; it wrecks a woman’s reputation.

It is one thing to slander, another to accuse.

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

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

The purest joy is to live without disguise, unconstrained by the ties of a grave reputation.

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.

Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.