I haven't got time for a wife. I'm too busy. And when I do have time, I'd rather spend it with a woman who doesn't talk so much.
— Howard Hughes Contemporary

Billionaire, extreme OCD recluse

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Reported conversation about his personal life

Date / Period

1930s

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Humorous

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/01/hughes-excerpt

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