If I Couldn't Read, I Couldn't Live.

At The Time I Belonged To The Socialist Party, And Hitler Came To Power.

I Never Regarded My Pictures As Very Much To Be Proud Of, Except In This, The Craft, The Style.

My Idea At This Time, Which Was Slowly Developing, Was To Create A Comedie Humaine With Little People, Average People - Samples From Every Period In American Life.

These Happy Endings All Express The Weak And Sly Promise That The World Is Not Rotten And Out Of Joint But Meaningful And Ultimately In Excellent Condition.

If I Couldn't Read, I Couldn't Live.