The whole question of pornography seems to me a question of secrecy. Without secrecy there would be no pornography. But secrecy and modesty are two utterly different things. Secrecy has always an element of fear in it, amounting very often to hate. Modesty is gentle and reserved. Today, modesty is thrown to the winds, even in the presence of the grey guardians. But secrecy is hugged, being a vice in itself. And the attitude of the grey ones is: Dear young ladies, you may abandon all modesty, so long as you hug your dirty little secret.

A woman unsatisfied must have luxuries. But a woman who loves a man would sleep on a board

I never knew how soothing trees are-many trees and patches of open sunlight, and tree presences; it is almost like having another being.

The grim frost is at hand, when apples will fall thick, almost thunderous, on the hardened earth.

Who knows the power that Saturn has over us, or Venus? But it is a vital power, rippling exquisitely through us all the time.

The novel is a perfect medium for revealing to us the changing rainbow of our living relationships. The novel can help us to live,as nothing else can: no didactic Scripture, anyhow. If the novelist keeps his thumb out of the pan.

I do esteem individual liberty above everything. What is a nation for, but to secure the maximum liberty to every individual?