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

It is no good to think that other people are out to serve our interests.

We do not discuss the members of our family to their faces.

We none of us talk to people as we do behind their backs.

We must use words as they are used, or stand aside from life.

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid.

Pushing forty? She's hanging on for dear life.