The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.

Quote by Helen Hayes

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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.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

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...

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....

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

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.

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,...

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of...

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

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...

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...

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

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

Childhood is a short season.

Childhood is a short season.

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

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

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....

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...