Diane Arbus

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of feeling your way.

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true.

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover read more

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that.

Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that's read more

Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that's what people observe. You see someone on the street and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about read more

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do -- that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.