“The picture is bad because the photographer was poor. I took the picture myself, and you can clearly tell I have no money.”

“The picture is not made by the photographer, the picture is more good or less good in function of the relationship that you have with the people you photograph.”

“she took pictures of germs, viruses, and people reacting to germs and viruses. On weekends, for extra money, she photographed weddings, which really wasn't that much of a stretch”

“I collected pictures and I drew pictures and I looked at the pictures by myself. And because no one else ever saw them, the pictures were perfect and true. They were alive.”

“You may not have been who I picture myself with, but you're exactly what I need- someone I can let loose and be myself with.”

“And I told you: I think of a photograph you took of me, up in Montreal. You told me to jump in the air, so in the picture, my feet are off the ground. Later, I asked you why you wanted me to do that, and you told me it was the only way to get me to forget about the expression on my face. You were right. I am completely unposed, completely genuine. In my mind’s eye, I picture myself like that, reacting to you.”