Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.

Morning can always be counted on to bring us back to a more realistic level.

Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.

I saw that it was all over, put away in a box like a doll no longer cared for, the magical intimacy of our childhood together

The strongest influences in my life and my work are always whomever I love. Whomever I love and am with most of the time, or whomever I remember most vividly. I think that's true of everyone, don't you?

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

All creative work, all life in a sense, is a cri de coeur.