Beatrice Wood

“I was in a convent for a year.”

“Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.”

“First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a craftsman has made me work very hard.”

“But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.”

“The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn't mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.”

“And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't want to leave things on consignment.”

“My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.”

“And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color.”

“Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.”