"I don't want to open my mouth or speak anymore, because everything I say becomes scandalous. It wears you out."

"There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart."

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness."

"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."

"I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves, children who have absolutely nothing but their courage and their smiles, their wits and their dreams."

"I had to say to myself, Don't write the music. Let the music write itself."