Books, books, books. It was not that I read so much. I read and re-read the same ones. But all of them were necessary to me. Their presence, their smell, the letters of their titles, and the texture of their leather bindings.

The faults of husbands are often caused by the excess virtues of their wives.

It is not a bad thing that children should occasionally, and politely, put parents in their place.

Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who can judge his own stuff's worth, without pity, and destroy most of it.

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner.

I have found my voice again and the art of using it.

Books, books, books. It was not that I read so much. I read and re-read the same ones. But all of them were necessary to me. Their presence, their smell, the letters of their titles, and the texture of their leather bindings.