What mean and cruel things men can do for the love of God.

I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.

The day broke grey and dull. The clouds hung heavily, and there was a rawness in the air that suggested snow. A woman servant came into a room in which a child was sleeping and drew the curtains. She glanced mechanically at the house opposite, a stucco house with a portico, and went to the child's bed.

A novelist must preserve a childlike belief in the importance of things which common sense considers of no great consequence.

When you're eighteen your emotions are violent, but they're not durable.

Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.

She was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference.