Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin. '
There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile. . . no sound sweeter than your laughter. . . no pleasure greater than holding you in my arms. I realized today that I could never live without you, stubborn little hellion that you are. In this life and the next, you’re my only hope of happiness. Tell me, Lillian, dearest love. . . how can you have reached so far inside my heart?
Everything went downhill after Lillian [Gish] left me.
My peer would have to be dark-haired and handsome, a wonderful dancer. . . and he would never ask permission before he kissed me. " -Lillian Bowman
If you won’t marry me for the sake of your own honor, then do it for the sake of everyone who would have to tolerate me otherwise. Marry me because I need someone who will help me to laugh at myself. Because someone has to teach me how to whistle. Marry me, Lillian… because I have the most irresistible fascination for your ears.
Lillian Gish may be a charming person, but she is not Ophelia. She comes on stage as if she had been sent for to sew rings on the new curtains.
