“The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.”

“That night Fay became a woman, making a secret of her pain, intent on saving her happiness with Albert, on showing wisdom and subtlety.”

“Secrets. Need to disguise. The novel was born of this.”

“... and the very folds of the curtains contained secrets and sighs.”

“Pain is something to master, not to wallow in.”

“Physical experiences, lacking the joys of love, depend on twists and perversions of pleasure. Abnormal pleasures kill the taste for normal ones.”

“Also, I do not like the companionship of women. They are petty and personal. They hang on to their mysteries and secrets, they act and pretend. I like the character of men better.”