Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.

I was never trained for anything.

I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth..

Life had sure been simpler when I hadn't dated..

I am not a Hemingway aficionado..

There must be nothing in my daily conduct that, copied by another, could lead that one into unholiness..

It’s not what you do some of the time that counts, it’s what you do all of the time that counts..

I'm far too middle-class to morally object to a paying job..

Nothing good comes out of depression..

Yes. I've been asked to pose nude, but I never have, and I probably never will..

So many see themselves as aggrieved; so few see themselves as aggrievers..

Jen, we did it. Everyone's free now..

Nothing good ever comes without a price..

A man might engage in flirtation with distinterest, even disdain. But he never teases without affection..

You can't get it right, until you make it wrong..

I am a writer, not a transcriber..

I've lived my life dealing with everybody. And that's how it's always been for me..

I'm voraciously looking to express myself in my work. I love my work..

Frankly, once I've eaten a thing, I don't expect to see it again..

When I sing, I always relive a part of my life..

On its own, having escaped my grasp, the spool I had loosed was unwinding..