Lillian Hellman Quotes

Nothing, of course, begins at the time you think it did.

The past with its pleasures, its rewards, its foolishness, it punishments, is there for each of us forever, and it should be.

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year`s fashions.

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.

Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge`s chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.

Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.

My father was often angry when I was most like him.