Chater: You dare to call me that. I demand satisfaction! Septimus: Mrs Chater demanded satisfaction and now you are demanding satisfaction. I cannot spend my time day and night satisfying the demands of the Chater family.

I cannot say that I write with any social objective. One writes because one loves writing, really.

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Biography is the mesh through which real life escapes.

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.

Theater is a recreation. It can be much more, but unless it's recreation, I don't see the point of it.

Happiness is equilibrium. Shift your weight. Equilibrium is pragmatic. You have to get everything into proportion. You compensate, rebalance yourself so that you maintain your angle to your world. When the world shifts, you shift.