At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known.

when you think you've got hold of a genius ... you can't be sure whether it's a spark of the divine fire or a mere flash in the pan.

if you don't believe in yourself, you'll have some difficulty in making other people believe in you.

And I wasn't a journalist any more than I was a trained nurse.

Knowing reality is knowing that you can't lose it.

At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known.

The War will leave none of us as it found us.