I give the moment permanence.

There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.

Shoot what you see, not what you think.

I think that light and shadow have exactly the same duality that exists between life and death.

I think that a visual artist's philosophy develops much more freely than a writer's or a thinker's philosophy. It is not so disciplined. The photographer works with both his eyes and his mind.

The word 'art' is very slippery. It really has no importance in relation to one's work. I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics.

...the experience of battle forever divides those who talk of nothing else but its prospect from those who talk of everything else but its memory.

The adult were once young.The young have not yet attained adulthood.

If you want to be an honorable man, then be what you pretend to be.

There has never yet been a person in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.

Behind every villain is a truth, whether it be perceived or actual.

Desiree. It's like falling in love every night and having your heart broken every morning... Having more memory is just a way of distorting a greater amount of the past.

Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built

Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture.

Just live in the moment and not be afraid to try things out and make mistakes.

Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.