The self-fulfilled woman is far from reality.

A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar.

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

I need noise and interruptions and irritation: irritation and discomfort are a great starter. The loneliness of doing it any other way would kill me.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just.

You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.