It's appalling that there have to be movements organized to give human beings the right to be human beings in the eyes of other human beings.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

To counter-balance the natural humility of motherhood, I garden ... In the garden, more than any place, I really feel successful.

a really good play is ambiguous - which is exactly why it endures. Every succeeding generation develops theories about it. The play's words provide very little clue. On the contrary, words are notoriously imprecise and open to every kind of interpretation, so you must search.

I have been disappointed many times, but never defeated.

One knows one's done one's job as a parent properly if one's children reject everything one stands for.

The good writer and the good actor are always searching for what is essential. It is a never-ending task because what is essential is always elusive and, therefore, fascinating.