God bless my soul, woman, the more personal you are the better! This is a story of human beings - not dummies! Be personal - be prejudiced - be catty - be anything you please! Write the thing your own way. We can always prune out the bits that are libellous afterwards!

Our weapon is our knowledge. But remember, it may be a knowledge we may not know that we possess.

It's very inconvenient to be loved. Nearly everyone has found that out, sooner or later. The fewer people who love you the less you will have to suffer.

I believe, Messieurs, in loyalty---to one's friends and one's family and one's caste.

I can't imagine why everybody is always so keen for authors to talk about writing. I should have thought it was an author's business to write, not talk.

Don't think. That is the wrong way to bring anything back. Let it go. Sooner or later it will flash into your mind.

Writers are diffident creatures -- they need encouragement.