Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Love is a romantic designation for a most ordinary biological process-or, shall we say, chemical-process ... a lot of nonsense is talked and written about it.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference.

I don’t like to talk to people, because I can’t express myself satisfactorily. I don’t say the things I mean.

You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life.

I always look well when I'm near death.

I was always sad as a child, for as long as I can think back. I hated crowds of people, and used to sit in a corner by myself, just thinking.