That is the great distinction between the sexes. Men see objects, women see the relationships between objects.

You come to the United States not knowing what to expect. Then all your worst prejudices are confirmed.

We can sometimes recognize the looks of a century ago on a modern face; but never those of a century to come.

No amount of reading and intelligent deduction could supplant the direct experience.

You must make, always. You must act, if you believe something. Talking about acting is like boasting about pictures you're going to paint. The most terrible bad form.

I have a strange illusion quite often. I think I've become deaf. I have to make a little noise to prove I'm not. I clear my throat to show myself that everything is normal. It's like the little Japanese girl they found in the ruins of Hiroshima. Everything dead; and she was singing to her doll.

I am infinitely strange to myself.