A biography for Mae Westhasn’t been written yet.
“Getting married is like trading in the adoration of many for the sarcasm of one.”
“A woman in love can't be reasonable - or she probably wouldn't be in love.”
“Marriage is a fine institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
“I used to be Snow White, but I drifted.”
“When I'm good I'm very, very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better.”
“I only like two kinds of men, domestic and imported.”
“When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.”
“I've been things and seen places.”
“Look your best - who said love is blind?”
“I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it.”
“I like a man who's good, but not too good - for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.”
“Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.”
“Don't marry a man to reform him - that's what reform schools are for.”
“I'm a woman of very few words, but lots of action.”
“Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.”
“Give a man a free hand and he'll run it all over you.”
“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”
“I have found men who didn't know how to kiss. I've always found time to teach them.”
“You are never too old to become younger!”
“I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.”