Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Be bold, and try not to fall in love with your faults. Don't be so afraid of giving yourself away, either, for if yo write, you must. And if you can't face that, better not write.

Two-thirds of my energies go in trying to save one-third for work.

Nothing is mine, I have only nothing but it is enough, it is beautiful and it is all mine. Do I even walk about in my own skin or is it something I have borrowed to spare my modesty?

There is no such thing as an exact synonym and no such thing as an unmixed motive.

It is such a relief to be told the truth.

Most people won't realise that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.