In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
I often reread books I have written
. . . a statement that is repugnant to one's beliefs can be as true as one that is pleasurable.
My childhood was appalling.
I am deeply convinced that happiness does not exist in this world
Contrary to general opinion, women are not so sentimental as men, but are much more hardheaded.