Walker Evans: In Their Own Words

"Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long."

"Documentary? That's a very sophisticated and misleading word. And not really clear. The term should be documentary style."

"What I believe is really good in the so-called documentary approach to photography is the addition of lyricism."