There is no racial or religious prejudice among people in the theater. The only prejudice is against bad actors, especially successful ones.

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.

In this sometimes turbulent world, the river is a cosmic symbol of durability and destiny; awesome, but steadfast. In this period of deep national concern, I wish everyone could live for a while beside a great river.

When books are opened, we discover that we have wings

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.