From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.

Quote by Helen Hayes

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The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of...

All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of...

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original...

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original...

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures...

I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures...