Not that believing such things has anything to do with whether they are true. You see that, don't you?

I don't read books for pleasure, but in desperation.

I have a different purpose in writing each novel. Some of them seem more similar than others, but the purposes are always different.

I want to say less, and it's easier to say less.

I am clearer in my mind and a bit less confused than I used to be.

That would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!

I'm clearer now in what I want to say, and I know better how to say just that.