Men she knew'? - she had conceded vaguely to herself that all men who had ever been in love with her were her friends.

Never miss a party...good for the nerves--like celery.

Cut out all these exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke.

Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable… .

I was in love with a whirlwind, so when the girl threw me over, I went home and finished my novel.

There's no substitute for will. Sometimes you have to fake will when you don't feel it at all.

The history of my life is the history of the struggle between an overwhelming urge to write and a combination of circumstances bent on keeping me from it.