As Daddy said, life is 95 percent anticipation.

Quote by Gloria Swanson

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Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical...

We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there...

Sam Wood, the director, made most of his money as a real estate agent; there...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him...

The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to...

The day I initiated divorce proceedings against Michael Farmer, I was ready to retire to...

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

The only time I ever went hunting I remembered it as a grisly experience.

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

I became a fanatic about healthy food in 1944.

Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person...

Much as I cared for Joseph Kennedy, he was a classic example of that person...

The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me...

The fuss that actors began making about the difficulty of shifting to sound struck me...

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

My mother and I could always look out the same window without ever seeing the...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.

There was no place at all for me in my father's military world.

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

Life and death. They are somehow sweetly and beautifully mixed, but I don't know how.

One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for...

One of the networks sent me a TV set to watch. I didn't care for...

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of...

Tennessee Williams was a gifted talker with a beautiful accent and we had lots of...

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

Your body is the direct result of what you eat as well as what you...

The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down...

The major gossip columnists were more concerned with protecting the industry than with gunning down...