The combination of a frivolous form and a serious subject immediately unmasks the truth about our dramas.
I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be.
Is a novel anything but a trap set for a hero?
The emotion of love gives all of us a misleading illusion of knowing the other.
The sound of laughter is like the vaulted dome of a temple of happiness.
Disgust at having to talk about oneself is what distinguishes novelistic talent from lyric talent.