"I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally"

In this quote, Lucille Ball expresses her strong dislike for failure and considers divorce to be the supreme failure in her eyes. She further describes that her divorce from Desi Arnaz was the worst period of her life, and both she and Desi have actually not been the very same since. She recommends that the discomfort of the divorce affected both their physical and psychological health.