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No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots.

I'd like them to say that Shirley Chisholm had guts. That's how I'd like to be remembered.

Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical.

You only live once, except for Shirley MacLaine.

I do love Shirley Jackson, but I don't deserve to be named in connection with her. I remember reading 'The Haunting of Hill House' and having goosebumps for hours. The way she builds narrative pressure in that book is just amazing. I think you could reread it a few times and actually go out of your mind.

I found that I could make people laugh doing people like Shirley Bassey. Fortunately it worked.

People used to call her Debbie Reynolds' daughter. Now they call me Princess Leia's mother!

Shirley MacLaine said, You're so funny, then gave me a hug. Everything went white. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see. I thought I was going to pass out.

Shirley Jackson enjoyed notoriety and commercial success within her lifetime, and yet it still hardly seems like enough for a writer so singular. When I meet readers and other writers of my generation, I find that mentioning her is like uttering a holy name.