Ruth Bernhard

Seeing comes from the inside, from the heart, from life's experiences.

I was a very, very careful printer when I used 8-by-10 film. I probably spent more time on printing than anything else. The more the prints were appreciated, the more time I spent on them.

To indicate the ideal proportion and reveal sculptural mass and the dominating spirit is my goal.

I don't like to get in front of people.

I am shocked at the attitude of our American troops. They have no respect for death, the courage of an enemy soldier, or many of the ordinary decencies of life.

A man of letters never objects to a slum. He sharpens his pen there.