“Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to s...” — Saul Leiter Quote

“Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything.”

“When I am listening to Vivaldi or Japanese music or making spaghetti at 3 in the morning and realize that I don't have the proper sauce for it, fame is of no use.”

“Photography is about finding things. And painting is different - it's about making something.”

“I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning, or destroyed it altogether.”

“Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.”

“Small aim is a crime; have great aim.”