These were the new girls of New York- complete with rapid heartbeats from too much nicotine and coffee. They were nervous and fluttery but completely alluring- the new face of urban femininity.

Sylvia had begun her month in New York with princessy pomp and fanfare….Her departure on June 27 was entirely different. She left New York shaken, depleted, and utterly alone.

...she could not stick by the golden mean...was always anxious to experiment in extremes...to find out what was enough by indulging herself in too much." (Gordon Lameyer)

Her attachment to language was earthy, physical, and immediate. Pretty words you could eat.

Judgement is so often a thwarted, frustrated expression of envy.

New York is unruly, tangled. The city woos first, then mangles, then pastes back together in a fresh, dazzling mosaic.

Invest maximum amount of time into refining your gift and become best at what you were called to do and you will be surprised how easily and quickly you will rise to the top.

Art manifests itself in paradoxical ways. At times it creates and at times it gets created!

To suffer together is to suffer with beauty...

A gentleman is man who can disagree without being disagreeable.

Praying is the most important thing you will do on any day

I'm a Navy brat. You find that a lot of stage actors are Army or Navy brats, because they have the ability to make a big impression, make friends, and then leave just a few months later.

The conscience is the sacred haven of the liberty of man.

Much mischief is done in the world with very little interest or design.

What we feel is not based on our experience, but on our INTERPRETATION of experiences.

Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention.