Dr Weiss, at forty, knew that her life had been ruined by literature.

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.

I suppose what one wants really is ideal company and books are ideal company.

What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself.

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

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

Always let them think of you as singing and dancing.