Since the age of five I had been one of those people who was an indefatigable reader, more inclined to go off by myself with a book than do any of the dozens of things that children usually do to amuse themselves. I never aged out of it.


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There is no disgrace in working. There was no silver spoon around at the time I was born.
ANNA HELD
If I get married, I think I'd pick out a newspaperman rather than a millionaire. A newspaperman ...
ANNA HELD
Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
ANNA HELD
No one could possibly look all the time like my photographs. It is dreadfully hard to live up to the...
ANNA HELD
For a married woman to flirt is a sin.
ANNA HELD
How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jum...
ANNA HELD
It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
ANNA HELD
My little dog, he did not get ill. It is so funny that people get ill on a boat and dogs do not.
ANNA HELD
No one ever tells us the truth, even those we love.
ANNA HELD
People look at me and look, but I do not care.
ANNA HELD
The more they applaud, the bigger your salary will be.
ANNA HELD
I do not say anything from jealousy.
ANNA HELD
I know I am very beautiful.
ANNA HELD
Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, ...
ANNA HELD
You'll never catch a man if you let him think you are too smart.
ANNA HELD
Charm them with your presence as soon as they look at you.
ANNA HELD
We must go fast, because the race is against time.
ANNA HELD
Yes, I am seeking a husband. As soon as the right man asks me, I shall say, 'It is not good for ...
ANNA HELD
Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.
ANNA HELD
Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
ANNA HELD
To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
ANNA HELD
It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.
ANNA HELD
One does not re-light a dead cigarette.
ANNA HELD
I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.
ANNA HELD
A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.
ANNA HELD
When our bodies are sick and people extend their sympathy, bring us soup, offer up solutions. When o...
ANNA AKANA
My father is an acupuncturist, and the way he practices is very free. For me, he's like an artis...
ANNA MOUGLALIS
Developed countries and advanced developing countries must open their markets for products from the ...
ANNA LINDH
We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biologica...
ANNA LINDH
Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon sh...
ANNA LEE
Regional exchange can be a source of growth and development, and of enhancing good governance.
ANNA LINDH
A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
ANNA HELD