We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.

I don't mind working, holding my ground intellectually, artistically; but as a woman, oh, God, as a woman I want to be dominated

Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better.

In chaos, there is fertility.

Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved.

There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work.

I cannot concentrate all my friendship on any single one of my friends because no one is complete enough in himself.