[Her] love and tenderness gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face my dead at last and write this play-write it with deep pity and understanding and forgiveness for all the four haunted Tyrones.

I love every bone in their heads.

When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let my love throw a spark - And have a little faith in me.

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity - but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue.

Life is for each man a solitary cell whose walls are mirrors.