Of course the illusion of art is to make one believe that great literature is very close to life, but exactly the opposite is true. Life is amorphous, literature is formal.

No one ever has time to examine himself honestly, and most people look no further than their neighbors' eyes, in which they may see their own reflection.

He lifted me up and held me close against him, my head on his shoulder. At that moment I loved him. In the morning light he was as golden, as soft, as gentle as myself, and he would protect me.

Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework.

It would be bad form for me to describe people I don't know and don't understand.

I had a strong desire to write and some free time.

I like men to behave like men. I like them strong and childish.