I don't think there's any intrinsic difference between a lover and a husband. ... If I were cynical, I would say that a woman should have both a good husband and a lover. But I'm not cynical so I'll just say that a woman should have a lover who's a good husband and a husband who's a good lover, perhaps both.

It seems to me that there are two kinds of trickery: the "fronts" people assume before one another's eyes, and the "front" a writer puts on the face of reality.

Every little girl knows about love. It is only her capacity to suffer because of it that increases.

Love lasts about seven years. That's how long it takes for the cells of the body to totally replace themselves.

Nothing brings on jealousy like laughter.

The one thing I regret is that I will never have time to read all the books I want to read.

Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.