Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household.
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
Love gives without taking
I've become more conservative about sex as I've gotten older.
This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away.