Bernard Berenson

Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope.

I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

From childhood on I have had the dream of life lived as a sacrament... the dream implied taking life ritually as something holy.

I really like working in television and I like exploring a character over a longer period of time, and I like the consistency of television.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

There will be a great loss of learning before the moon's full cycle is completed. Fire and floods will be fomented by ignorant rulers; much time will go by before it is rectified.