Theres a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. Ill not be parting with that, nor our bed – the four-poster – Ill be needing that to die in. – 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 days work an achievement for eternity. – Helen Hayes
Im leaving the screen because I dont think I am very good in the pictures and I have this beautiful dream that Im elegant on the stage. – Helen Hayes
Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isnt original sin. Hes born with the tragedy that he has to grow up… a lot of people dont have the courage to do it. – Helen Hayes
Age is not important unless youre a cheese. – Helen Hayes
Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end. – Helen Hayes
Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. – Helen Hayes
When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. – Helen Hayes
From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings. – Helen Hayes
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
One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. – Helen Hayes
The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre. – Helen Hayes
I cry out for order and find it only in art. – Helen Hayes
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. – Helen Hayes
