The most important thing is not to think very much about oneself. To investigate candidly the charge; but not fussily, not very anxiously. On no account to retaliate by going to the other extreme -- thinking too much.
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Zum Autor"Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money."
"It flattered her, where she was most susceptible of flattery, to think how, wound about in their hearts, however long they lived she would be woven..."
"...It struck her, this was tragedy-- not palls, dust, and the shroud; but children coerced, their spirits subdued."
"He would argue with her about killing themselves; and explain how wicked people were; how he could see them making up lies as they passed in the street. He knew all their thoughts, he said; he knew everything. He knew the meaning of the world, he said."
"With twice his wits, she had to see things through his eyes -- one of the tragedies of married life."
"About here, she thought, dabbling her fingers in the water, a ship had sunk, and she muttered, dreamily half asleep, how we perished, each alone."