But to be quite oneself one must first waste a little time.

I do like Italian graves; they look so much more lived in.

In big houses in which things are done properly, there is always the religious element. The diurnal cycle is observed with more feeling when there are servants to do the work.

What must novel dialogue . . . really be and do? It must be pointed, intentional, relevant. It must crystallize situation. It must express character. It must advance plot. During dialogue, the characters confront one another. The confrontation is in itself an occasion. Each one of these occasions, throughout the novel, is unique.

I think the main thing, don't you, is to keep the show on the road.

Exhibitionism and a nervous wish for concealment, for anonymity, thus battle inside the buyer of any piece of clothing.

What's the matter with this country is the matter with the lot of us individually - our sense of personality is a sense of outrage.