Duty is seldom liked either by the doer or the object ... And why should it be? It is not often of advantage to either.

There isn't much to say. I haven't been at all deedy.

[On writing:] What a difficult kind of work to choose! But of course one did not choose it. There was no choice.

Dear, dear, the miniature world of the family! All the emotions of mankind seem to find a place in it.

As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots.

Duty is seldom liked either by the doer or the object ... And why should it be? It is not often of advantage to either.

At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.