You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you.

Photography is a very subtle thing. You must let the camera take you by the hand, as it were, and lead you into your subject.

A burning purpose attracts others who are drawn along with it and help fulfill it.

To understand another human being you must gain some insight into the conditions which made him what he is.

Nothing attracts me like a closed door. I cannot let my camera rest until I have pried it open.

The camera is a remarkable instrument. Saturate yourself with your subject, and the camera will all but take you by the hand and point the way.

If you want to photograph a man spinning, give some thought to why he spins. Understanding for a photographer is as important as the equipment he uses.

If you banish fear, nothing terribly bad can happen to you.

"Utter truth is essential, and that is what stirs me when I look through the camera."

Usually I object when someone makes over-much of men's work versus women's work, for I think it is the excellence of the results which counts.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

No one would have guessed that the jagged pieces of our soul fit the puzzle in this box. We were considered the left over remnants that had no place, except the picture we wanted to create together.

He misses her. He wonders if she knows it, and can't decide which would be worse.

Depression is a choice.

I know I’m doing something wrong and I feel guilty but neither of those things matter enough to make me stop

A photograph can look any way.

We do choose how we shall live

What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness.

America is incredibly professional and corporate.

Good writing is often about letting go of fear and affectation. Affectation itself, beginning with the need to define some sorts of writing as 'good' and other sorts as 'bad' is fearful behavior.