Nothing attracts me like a closed door.

We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to others.

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

Even while you're in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must be loose-jointed, like a relaxed athlete.

The very secret of life for mewas to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility. I had picked a life that dealt with excitement, tragedy, mass calamities, human triumphs and suffering. To throw my whole self into recording and attempting to understand these things, I needed an inner serenity as a kind of balance.

The very secret of life for me, I believed, was to maintain in the midst of rushing events an inner tranquility.

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.