Some day the laws of glamour must be discovered, because they are so important that the world would be wiser now if Sir Isaac Newton had been hit on the head, not by an apple, but by a young lady. — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
The only good in pretending is the fun we get out of fooling ourselves that we fool somebody. — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
Gossip is never fatal until it is denied. Gossip goes on about every human being alive and about all the dead that are alive… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
Take your work seriously but never take yourself seriously and do not take what happens either to yourself or your work seriously. — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
“My wife says Ambersons don’t make lettuce salad the way other people do; they don’t chop it up with sugar and vinegar at all.… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
The only safe male rebuke to a scornful female is to stay away from her - especially if that is what she desires. — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
Some day the laws of glamour must be discovered, because they are so important that the world would be wiser now if Sir Isaac… — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
The understanding smile of an old wife to her husband is one of the loveliest things in the world. — Booth Tarkington Copy Share Image
