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

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

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.

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

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.

Writing has freed me from the despair of living.

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