"A writer is essentially a person who writes not because he has to, but because he cannot not write."

The culture industry is the most sophisticated form of domination.

I'm not a photographer at all. I'm someone who uses photography.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

The deep, personal material of the latter half of your life is your children. You can write about your parents when they're gone, but your children are still going to be here, and you're going to want them to come and visit you in the nursing home.