No; that doesn't interest me.' 'That's because you never read a book about it.

Oh, now, now, now, the only now, and above all now, and there is no other now but thou now and now is thy prophet.

The real reason for not committing suicide is because you always know how swell life gets again after the hell is over.

Do you know how an ugly woman feels? Do you know what it is to be ugly all your life and inside to feel that you are beautiful? It is very rare.

I wish I had died before I ever loved anyone but her.

It is impossible to believe the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure, classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal, and a piece of scarlet serge draped over a stick.

Try and write straight English; never using slang except in dialogue and then only when unavoidable. Because all slang goes sour in a short time. I only use swear words, for example, that have lasted at least a thousand years for fear of getting stuff that will be simply timely and then go sour.