To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.
Bess Myerson
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
Bess Myerson
Mama never told me, 'Bess, you did good.' She wanted the best for us and she was an incredible administrator. She ran those three kids, that house, the whole bit. But if I looked fine, she'd find something wrong - the color, the hem... I used to tell her, 'Mama, don't worry when you're not with me, because you're with me.'
Bess Myerson
Not only do I have celebrity, but I have notoriety, which is sometimes more seductive.
Bess Myerson
All the praise I received couldn't substitute for the praise I had never received from my mother at home. I longed for some wonderful man to come and save me from my life - but there didn't seem to be any, at least not for me.