The need to be loved and protected is at a peak when we feel abandoned and are particularly vulnerable to difficult circumstances.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

All tedious research is worth one inspired moment.

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

no work of art is ever finished, nothing is ever static, no performance is for keeps.