It is easy to write when you don't know how.

In the end, the difference between a published writer and an unpublished one comes down to one thing: The unpublished writer gave up, and the published writer didn't.

many writers believe in arrival without leaving home. They believe in talent but not skill.

Only the unique is universal.

Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.

I don't go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.

A sense of humor is the best indicator that you will recover; it is often the best indicator that people will love you. Sustain that and you have hope.

Over the years I have met a lot of important people, but no one as important as Elvis Presley.

There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.

You think I was born rich? I've worked really hard. You have no idea.

I shall die as I have lived, rationalist, socialist, pacifist, and humanitarian.

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin.

For many years I hoped to have an exhibition in China, because of my family connection.

Only a woman can write what it is to feel as a woman, to be a woman.