How sick one gets of being "good," how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness.
Alice JamesIf I can get on to my sofa and occupy myself for four hours, at intervals through the day, scribbling my notes, and able to read the books that belong to me, in that they clarify the density, and shape the formless mass within, life seems inconceivably rich.
Alice JamesWhat sense of superiority it gives one to escape reading some book which every one else is reading.
Alice JamesYou must remember that a woman, by nature, needs much less to feed upon than a man, a few emotions and she is satisfied.
Alice James