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Two People Making Love, She Once Said, Are Like One Drowned Person Resuscitating The Other.

To Be Misunderstood Can Be The Writer's Punishment For Having Disturbed The Reader's Peace. The Greater The Disturbance, The Greater The Possibility Of Misunderstanding.

If A Book Is Really Good, It Deserves To Be Read Again, And If It's Great, It Should Be Read At Least Three Times.

There Are Few Things More Subtly Distressing Than An Inappropriate Gift From Someone Close To You.

In Novels, I Said, People Are Transfigured By Love. They’re Elevated, Made Different, Lifted Out Of Their Ordinariness…it’s Not So Much To Ask, I Said. I Just Want Love To Live Up To Its Publicity.