Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.

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

I am 46, and have been for some time past.

Great writers are the saints for the godless.

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.

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.

You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.