“The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.” Helen Hayes
“Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.” Helen Hayes
“I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures and I have this beautiful dream that I'm elegant on the stage.” Helen Hayes
“Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.” Helen Hayes
“People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.” Helen Hayes
“The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.” Helen Hayes
“Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self-discipline.” Helen Hayes
“Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.” 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
