By god, DH Lawrence was right when he said there must be a dumb, dark, dull, bitter belly-tension between a man and a woman, and how else could this be achieved save in the long monotony of marriage?

I saw something nasty in the woodshed.

There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm

She liked Victorian novels. They were the only kind of novel you could read while eating an apple.

The life of a journalist is poor, nasty, brutish, and short. So is his style

He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.

Nature is all very well in her place, but she must not be allowed to make things untidy.

Happiness can never hope to command so much interest as distress.

I do not object to the phenomena, but I do object to the parrot.

That would be delightful,' agreed Flora, thinking how nasty and boring it would be.

Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation?

There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background it's flashing glory.

When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business.

Praying the sinners prayer does not heal you. It saves you

There are too many stars in some places and not enough in others.

There was a weird, innate kind of understanding between me and Christina (Ricci). A psychic told us we were sisters in a past life.

Sometimes it helps to scold yourself, to give yourself advice.

Because I've been on the receiving end of infidelity, I know how much it hurts.

Energy moves in cycles, circles, spirals, vortexes, whirls, pulsations, waves, and rhythms—rarely if ever in simple straight lines.

There's nothing sexy about Orange County.

I must create a system or be enslaved by another mans; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.