“I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office,...” — Leslie Caron Quote

“I hate biographies which say, I was called to such and such an office, and he offered me so and so, and I got so and so money. I find that very tedious. The best biographies are written by other people.”

“In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness - otherwise how would you know when you're happy?”

“I know a lot of Americans in Paris who have married Frenchmen. They keep bringing up their experience, the clash of civilizations, the clash of personalities.”

“I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.”

“I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.”

“With poets, the choice of words is invariably more telling than the story line; that's why the best of them dread the thought of their biographies being written.”