"It gave her a steely determination, a respect for what it takes to do it. I’ve heard her described as a steel fist in a velvet glove."
— Audrey Hepburn

January 1, 1970

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Sean Hepburn Ferrer—on how his mother’s wartime experiences gave her a steely resolve in “'My mother was like a steel fist in a velvet glove': the real Audrey Hepburn” in The Guardian (19 November 2020)