"It is in the thirties that we want friends. In the forties we know they won't save us any more than love did."

"You don't just happen to write a novel. It's a conscious decision, an act of will."

"Living in New York is like being at a party where you're not sure if you're invited or not."

"The amount of money one has is not in direct relation to how happy one is."

"I never felt that I had been a part of anything, or that I had belonged anywhere."