The self-fulfilled woman is far from reality.

There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that.

Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never get rid of just waiting for the right man.

The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.

To remain pure, a novel has to cast a moral puzzle. Anything else is mere negotiation.

Always let them think of you as singing and dancing.

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.