I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.

With everything that happens to you, with everyone you meet who is important to you, you either die a little or are born.

Wanting is the beginning of getting.

Most grown people are like icebergs, three-tenths showing, seven-tenths submerged - that is why a collision with one of them is unexpectedly hurtful.

Every piece of writing starts from what I call a grit a sight or sound, a sentence or happening that does not pass away but quite inexplicably lodges in the mind.

As one gets older being sad and miserable can become a bit of a habit. To counteract this, she suggests making a point of savoring such things as the tastiness of a piece of fruit, or other small things we might have been prone to overlook during our younger, busier days.

I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.