29 Quotes by Louise Brooks

And so I have remained... an abomination to all but those few people who have overcome their aversion to truth in order to free whatever is good in them.

In writing the history of a life I believe absolutely that the reader cannot understand the character and deeds of the subject unless he is given a basic understanding of that person’s sexual loves and hates and conflicts. It is the only way the reader can make sense out of innumerable apparently senseless actions.