I think that one is constantly startled by the things that appear before you on the page when you're writing.
In England, life is a long process of composing oneself.
I wasn't convinced a shop girl would know the word 'Oedipal.
Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness.
Marriage is like democracy - it doesn't really work, but it's all we've been able to come up with.
There is balance in life, but not fairness.