Never do anything yourself that others can do for you. - Agatha Christie

He had not remembered her name, but he had seen her dance — had been carried away and fascinated by the supreme art that can make you forget art.

She had a great power of love and hate but no stability. That’s what’s so sad for anyone, to be born with no stability.

There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well.