York Times Quote by Victoria Wilson

“Barbara Stanwyck, in particular, was peerless in everything from high and low comedy to drama to musicals to film noir. She never took a…

— Eve Golden

“And I realize I've been betrayed by the two vices that fiction promised me I'd adore. Sal Paradise held up bottles of booze like…

— Craig Silvey

“Three months later, I was playing the role of grieving widow. Lyle had been caught in flagrante with his paramour when they were incinerated…

— Jack Erickson

“I put some nice thick socks and my Alpine slippers and then curled up in a chair by the fire to read The Beautiful…

— Paula McLain

“In most respects, Barbara [Stanwyck] was a man's woman, although her home was lovely. Like me, she was an animal lover—she kept poodles. Her…

— Robert Wagner

“Toward the end of her life a burglar broke into her house and pistol-whipped her. She was an elderly woman by then, and it…

— Robert Wagner

“While I appear to be happy and giggling, rest assured that inside I am sad. And angry. Like that one time—Feb 14, 1997, at…

— Jarod Kintz

“Yet as bad as she felt, it was nothing compared to the stark despair she saw in Rafferty’s eyes. It was so total, and…

— Caroline Cross

“As Titanic began production, there was an immediate chemistry between Barbara and myself—a lot of looks across the room. At this point Barbara Stanwyck…

— Robert Wagner

“Sarah shifted on the bench. I worried she was winding up to say something, that Sky would start humming now, that the fright spring-coiled…

— Sue Monk Kidd

“I wish she were alive, but I am grateful for her death. If she were alive, I would likely still be working at the…

— John Hodgman

“To hide her relief, Laura stepped forward and embraced her daughter. 'My poor darling. He's not worth weeping over. If he doesn't appreciate a…

— Meg Rosoff