I Treasure Solitude. One Doesn't Have To

There Is Only One Real Sin And That Is To Persuade Oneself That The Second Best Is Anything But Second Best.

My Father Was In The First World War.

What Really Fascinates Me Is This Need That Is So Strong Now That If You Read A Work Of The Imagination You Instantly Have To Say, 'oh, What This Really Is Is So-and-so,' Reducing It To A Simple Formula.

Some People Obtain Fame, Others Deserve It.

All My Friends' Mothers Were Appalling Women.