"Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack."
"The beauty of the world...has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder."
"Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others."
"Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure"
"Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money."
"As a woman I have no country. As a woman I want no country. As a woman, my country is the whole world."