On lady novelists: As artists they're rot, but as providers they're oil wells; they gush. Norris said she never wrote a story unless it was fun to do. I understand Ferber whistles at her typewriter.

Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.

If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you.

There was a reason for the cost of those perfectly plain black dresses.

Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!

Somebody was using the pencil.

I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it's so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.