People change and forget to tell each other. Lillian Hellman on change
Unjust. How many times I've used that word, scolded myself with it. All I mean by it now is that I don't have the final courage to say that I refuse to preside over violations against myself, and to hell with justice. Lillian Hellman on courage
Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty. Lillian Hellman on failure
It is a mark of many famous people that they cannot part with their brightest hour. Lillian Hellman on famous
Things start out as hopes and end up as habits. Lillian Hellman on hope
Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped. Lillian Hellman on hope
It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute. Lillian Hellman on strength
Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight. Lillian Hellman on success