All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

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

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in.

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.

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to.

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