There comes a time in each life like a point of fulcrum. At that time you must accept yourself. It is not any more what you will become. It is what you are and always will be.

There is only one good definition of God: the freedom that allows other freedoms to exist.

That's the trouble with provincial life. Everyone knows everyone and there is no mystery. No romance.

If you want to be true to life, start lying about it

We can sometimes recognize the looks of a century ago on a modern face; but never those of a century to come.

Being an atheist is a matter not of moral choice, but of human obligation.

Edith Sitwell's interest in art was largely confined to portraits of herself.