I'll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a fourth at meals.

Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'

I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals.

Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense -- adapting one-self to circumstances -- and a sense of humor.

But you can't realize, you can't know what another person goes through.

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.