Nothing you write is ever lost to you. At some other level your mind is working on it.

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

One writes not by will but by surrender.

All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes.

Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear.

Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Home is where your books are.