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“The ghost of her potential father tormented her like a hunger for something which she knew had been invented or created solely by herself, but which she feared might never take human shape.”
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“... the only real rule I know in writing is, Don't be boring. Sleeping people don't read a word you write or hear a thing you say. How can they? They are asleep. So don't put anyone to sleep, and you will probably do okay.”
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“... a woman obsessed with her body is also obsessed with the limitations of her emotional life.”
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“A country without bordels is like a house without bathrooms.”
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“When God gave men tongues, he never dreamed that they would want to talk about the Himalayas; there are consequently no words in the world to do it with.”
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“Only very coarse persons wanted wars.”
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“... a woman who has known but one man is like a person who has heard only one composer.”
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“... old clothes, old friends, old books. One needs constants in a traveling life. ”