I've been through it all, baby, I'm mother courage.

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want, so don't worry about me.

I had a hollow leg. I could drink everyone under the table and not get drunk. My capacity was terrifying.

Without homosexuals there'd be no Hollywood.

Acting is fun. It's not my whole life. It's not my entire being. It's secondary to my life. My life is primary. I'm running in the primary, as you know.

Give. Remember always to give. That is the one thing that will make you grow.