Lillian Hellman
I am not an American who "will cut the cloth of my conscience to fit this year's fashions."
My father was often angry when I was most like him.
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions.
Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did.
It it not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth.
The past with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, it punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.
It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.
I like people who refuse to speak until they are ready to speak.