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

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

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

When you make a break for freedom you don't necessarily find company on the way.

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

The evening passes somehow; I watch television with Nancy, or I write. It is difficult, not having a family, and it is difficult to explain. I always go to bed early. And I am always ready for Monday morning, that time that other people dread.

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