Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.

I think books should have secrets, like people do.

The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop.

Until the 20th century it was generally assumed that a writer had said what he had to say in his works.

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian.

Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face.

The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes.