Diane Arbus

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.

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.

These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes.

These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes.

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something read more

What moves me about...what's called technique...is that it comes from some mysterious deep place. I mean it can have something to do with the paper and the developer and all that stuff, but it comes mostly from some very deep choices somebody has made that take a long time and keep haunting them.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.