You look for one thing and you find another.

There was altogether too much candor in married life; it was an indelicate modern idea, and frequently led to upsets in a household, if not divorce.

[My novel] took up the sweetest part of my mind and the rarest part of my imagination; it was like being in love and better. All day long when I was busy [...], I had my unfinished novel personified almost as a secret companion and accomplice following me like a shadow wherever I went, whatever I did.

These years are still the years of my prime. It is important to recognise the years of one's prime, always remember that.

Goodness, Truth and Beauty come first

everything happens to an artist; time is always redeemed, nothing is lost and wonders never cease.

It's a whydunnit in q-sharp major and it has a message: never talk to the sort of girls that you wouldn't leave lying about in your drawing-room for the servants to pick up.