“Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.”

“We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.”

“Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people.”