Still, looking through the old volumes was soothing, because thinking of the past made the present seem a little less real.

...With stories even a page can take me hours, but the truth seems to flow out as fast as I can get it down.

It's odd how different a house feels when one is alone in it. It makes it easier to think rather private thoughts.

I wanted to know more about the young ... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life.

... for I know I shall be interrupted-- I shall want to be, really, because life is too exciting to sit still for long.

I believe it is customary to get one's washing over first in baths and bask afterwards; personally, I bask first. I have discovered that the first few minutes are the best and not to be wasted-- my brain always seethes with ideas and life suddenly looks much better than did.

Still, looking through the old volumes was soothing, because thinking of the past made the present seem a little less real.