It is so hard to talk with John about my case, because he is so wise, and because he loves me so.

But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way — it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief.

John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.

I am glad my case is not serious! But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing. John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him.

Now why should that man have fainted? But he did, and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every time!

Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able, - to dress and entertain, and order things

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

The difference between Success and failure is not giving up.

When I teach seminars, I tell people, 'Your stuff has to look like something that's out there, because otherwise nobody will take a chance on you.'

I like great directors who are scarce. Prolific ones are nice too but for me, there's something about the scarcity that makes it all the more valuable.

Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.

If you invite someone into your front room you can't be surprised when there are suddenly people outside your windows with cameras.

People find ideas a bore because they do not distinguish between live ones and stuffed ones on a shelf.

A Dionysian life task needs the hardness of the hammer and one of its first essentials is without doubt the joy to be found even in destruction.

Be aware that the difference between heaven and earth is not so much altitude but attitude.

I've just started school again, and it was a bit strange to start off with; it took me three or four days to get used to it. My friends have been great, they've been treating me normally.