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

A kind of golden hour one remembers for a life time... Everything was touched with magic.

I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.

I'm afraid my closely guarded solitude causes some hurt feelings now and then. But how to explain, without wounding someone, that you want to be wholly in the world you are writing about, that it would take two days to get the visitor's voice out of the house so that you could listen to your own characters again?

If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

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.

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