writers of novels are so busy being solitary that they haven't time to meet one another. But then, a writer learns nothing from a writer, conversationally. If a writer has anything witty, profound or quotable to say he doesn't say it. He's no fool. He writes it.

Emma McChesney was engaged in that nerve-wracking process known as getting things out of the way. When Emma McChesney aimed to get things out of the way she did not use a shovel; she used a road-drag.

Housework's the hardest work in the world. That's why men won't do it.

A writer's working hours are his waking hours. He is working as long as he is conscious and frequently when he isn't.

writers of novels are so busy being solitary that they haven't time to meet one another. But then, a writer learns nothing from a writer, conversationally. If a writer has anything witty, profound or quotable to say he doesn't say it. He's no fool. He writes it.

A closed mind is a dying mind.

There is an interesting resemblance in the speeches of dictators, no matter what country they may hail from or what language they may speak.