“I love to write out of doors and sleep out of doors, too. If I sleep under the open sky it becomes part of the writing experience, part of my insulation from the world.” IfsWorldWritingSleepDoorsSkyInsulation Book:Portrait of Myself Source: Portrait of Myself
“The world was waiting to be full of discovery made(as a photographer) I could share the things I saw and learned.you would react to something all others might walk by.” WorldMadeMightWaitingWalksSawsShareDiscoveryPhotographer Author:Margaret Bourke-White
“I'm afraid my closely guarded solitude causes some hurt feelings now and then. But how to explain, without wounding someone, that you want to be wholly in the world you are writing about, that it would take two days to get the visitor's voice out of the house so that you could listen to your own characters again?” WorldWantWritingTwoCharacterFeelingsHouseCausesVoiceHurtSolitudePhotographyNow And ThenVisitorsHurt FeelingsTwo DaysGuarded Book:Portrait of Myself Source: Portrait of Myself
“The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another.” WorldWantNeedsWellsArtImportantWalkingElementsDiscoveryPhotographerRepeatsNew WorldStimulusWants And NeedsWalking Forward Author:Margaret Bourke-White
“The element of discovery is very important. I don't repeat myself well. I want and need that stimulus of walking forward from one new world to another. There is something demoralizing about going back to a place to retake pictures. You can no longer see your subjects in a fresh eye; you keep comparing them with the pictures you hold in your memory. [The] world was full of discoveries waiting to be made...(as a photographer) I could share the things I saw and learned...you would react to something all others might walk by.” WorldWantNeedsWellsMadeImportantMightEyeWaitingMemoriesWalksSawsShareSubjectsWalkingElementsPhotographyDiscoveryPhotographerCompareRepeatsNew WorldStimulusOur MemoriesWants And NeedsDemoralizingWalking Forward Author:Margaret Bourke-White
“We are in a privileged and sometimes happy position. We see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to others.” WorldSometimesDealsPositionPhotographyPhotographerObligationPrivileged Author:Margaret Bourke-White
