“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.”

“The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.”

“To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.”

“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.”

“Education is an admirable thing. But it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”

“Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious. Both are disappointed.”

“Books are the mirrors of the soul.”

“Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”

“When I'm writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”