Quote by Stevens
"What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint."
More from Stevens
"I can't even say I made my own mistakes. Really—one has to ask oneself—what dignity is there in that?"
"I have walked this corridor any number of times and yet I was unable to recall the dimensions of the portraits."
"One cannot be a butler if one is to be haunted and unbalanced by memories of the dead."
"The past is past and no doubt I have too much time on my hands just now."