“Stardom can be a gilded slavery.”
Helen Hayes“The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.”
Helen Hayes“I cry out for order and find it only in art.”
Helen Hayes“Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.”
Helen Hayes“Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does.”
Helen Hayes“Age is not important unless you're a cheese.”
Helen Hayes“People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.”
Helen Hayes“When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.”
Helen Hayes“Stardom can be a gilded slavery.”
Helen Hayes“There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.”
Helen Hayes“One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.”
Helen Hayes