"As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself every day."

"I don’t think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness—to save oneself trouble."

"I sometimes wonder if I am a woman at all. I am so unfeminine."

"I have always had a great respect for the law. I have always had a great respect for justice."

"An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her."