"A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path."

"I don't think I'm a genius. I just think I'm very good at what I do."

"The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes."

"Many homicidal lunatics are very quiet, unassuming people. Delightful fellows."

"I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of the emotions and of personal relations; and suddenly find—at the age of fifty, say—that a whole new life has opened be…"