It is terribly hard to be married, harder than anything. I think one has to be an angel.

God preserve us from writers who regurgitate what they have learnt from books! It is people's secrets we want to know - it is the natural history of the human heart that we have been trying to put down for a thousand years and everyone must and can leave their contribution.

What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass

It is terribly hard to be married, harder than anything. I think one has to be an angel.

I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something.

Growing old-it's not nice, but it's interesting.

I love her and she loves me, and we hate each other with a wild hatred born of love.