 I was as repelled by the French as I was attracted by their country. |
| I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb my inspiration. |
| Life for me has been exactly what I thought it would be, a cake, which I have eaten and had too. |
| In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person. Topics: Love |
| Self-preservation is the first responsibility. |
| I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten. |
| It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane. |
| My greatest enemy is reality. I have fought it successfully for thirty years. |
| Intellectuals are too sentimental for me. |
