"There is a door. It opens. Then it is closed. But a slip of light stays, like a scrap of unreadable paper left on the floor, or the one red leaf the snow releases in March." — Jane Hirshfield, American poet, born 1953
"The more successful the villain, the more successful the picture." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"Give them pleasure - the same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"The ideal husband understands every word his wife doesn't say." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"When we think we have been hurt by someone in the past, we build up defenses to protect ourselves from being hurt in the future. So the fearful past causes a fearful future and the past and future become one." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"Man does not live by murder alone. He needs affection, approval, encouragement and, occasionally, a hearty meal." — Alfred Hitchcock, English-American film director, born 1899
"What I thought was an end turned out to be a middle. What I thought was a brick wall turned out to be a tunnel. What I thought was an injustice turned out to be a color of the sky." — Tony Hoagland, American poet, born 1953