Diane Arbus Quotes & Sayings

“Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.”

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”

“Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.”

“You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw.”

“My favourite thing is to go where I've never been.”

“I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do - that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.”

“I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.”

“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.”

“I never have taken a picture I've intended. They're always better or worse.”

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.”