Just to be in love seemed the most blissful luxury I had ever known. The thought came to me that perhaps it is the loving that counts, not the being loved in return -- that perhaps true loving can never know anything but happiness. For a moment I felt that I had discovered a great truth.

Sometimes [the expression] old age has a kind of harrowing beauty. But elderly - ugh!

It is rather exciting to write by moonlight.

Perhaps it would really be rather dull to be married and settled for life. Liar! It would be heaven.

Perhaps watching someone you love suffer can teach you even more than suffering yourself can.

Oh, it is wonderful to wake up in the morning with things to look forward to!

I found it quite easy to carry on a casual conversation it was as if my real feelings were down fathoms deep in my mind and what we said was just a feathery surface spray.