The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or even murderous obsession.

The theatre is certainly a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime.

Falling out of love is very enlightening; for a short while you see the world with new eyes.

There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship.

The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life and hurt vanity a passing pinprick, or a self-destroying or ever-murderous obsession.

I think being a woman is like being Irish... Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.

One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.

So much thought about everything appears in the form of literary criticism.

Falling out of love is very enlightening.For a short while you see the world with new eyes.

The whole extraordinary business was over. And I was back where I belonged, where my childhood had condemned me to be, alone, out in the cold without a coat.