Clare Boothe Luce

Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) (née Ann Clare Boothe) was a US diplomat, politician, and writer. She is best known for her 1936 hit play "The Women", which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.
• I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me.

- in a 1981 interview

• No good deed goes unpunished.

- credited by H. Farber, in The Book of Laws

• A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

- attributed

Cyril Connolly