I could not live by literature if only to begin with, because of the slow maturing of my work and its special character.

That's what I want to be when I grow up, just a peaceful wreck holding hands with other peaceful wrecks.

Women have the right to say: this is surface, this falsifies reality, this degrades.

The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

More than in any other human relationship, overwhelmingly more, motherhood means being instantly interruptible, responsive, and responsible

She would not exchange her solitude for anything. Never again to be forced to move to the rhythms of others.

Better immersion than to live untouched.

It is a long baptism into the seas of humankind, my daughter. Better immersion than to live untouched.

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

Not to have an audience is a kind of death.

It's hard for me to talk about the terrible things that have happened in my lifetime because they didn't need to be.

The death of God left the angels in a strange position.

People should know, only what they need to know.

For peace, living in harmony is essential.

What kind of fool makes a deal with a man named wolf?

Life isn't memorable enough to remember everything. It's not like there are explosions all the time, or dog smoking cigarettes.

I studied other singers, so I would learn how to phrase, and learn how to breathe. And the main thing was, I learned how to inhabit my song.

As far as I'm concerned, that is the end of the matter. We have a big game against Birmingham on Saturday and that is where our focus lies.

One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.

Your life is a treasure and you are so much more than you know.

The coaches are working with me every day. And if you feel like the coach is behind you, you'll take some chances.?