Purposeful giving is not as apt to deplete one's resources; it belongs to that natural order of giving that seems to renew itself even in the act of depletion.

You can’t just write and write and put things in a drawer. They wither without the warm sun of someone else’s appreciation.

Fame separates you from life.

Woman can best refind herself by losing herself in some kind of creative activity of her own.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.

I am beginning to respect the apathetic days. Perhaps they're a necessary pause: better to give in to them than to fight them at your desk hopelessly; then you lose both the day and your self-respect. Treat them as physical phenomena -- casually -- and obey them.

I do not like talking casually to people - it does not interest me - and most of them are unwilling to talk at all seriously.