A woman is not a whole woman without the experience of marriage. In the case of a bad marriage, you win if you lose. Of the two alternatives - bad marriage or none - I believe bad marriage would be better. It is a bitter experience and a high price to pay for fulfillment, but it is the better alternative.

The grand canyon which yawns between the writer's concept of what he wants to capture in words and what comes through is a cruel abyss.

Any work of art ... is great when it makes you feel that its creator has dipped into your very heart for his sensation.

Life owes me a living worth living. Yes, Eden regarded life as her debtor, she its relentless paymaster.

Some authors have what amounts to a metaphysical approach. They admit to inspiration. Sudden and unaccountable urgencies to writecatapult them out of sleep and bed. For myself, I have never awakened to jot down an idea that was acceptable the following morning.

It takes a clever man to turn cynic and a wise man to be clever enough not to.

Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.