“I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person I think I am, the people who irritate me, and the people I'd like to be.”

“I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.”

“It comes to this then: there always have been people like me and always will be, and generally they have been persecuted.”

“I think you’re beautiful, the only beautiful person I’ve ever seen. I love your voice and everything to do with you, down to your clothes or the room you are sitting in. I adore you.”

“I have no profession. It is another example of my decadence. My attitude - quite an indefensible one - is that so long as I am no trouble to any one I have a right to do as I like. I know I ought to be getting money out of people, or devoting myself to things I don’t care a straw about, but somehow, I’ve not been able to begin.”“You are quite fortunate, it is quite a wonderful opportunity, the possession of leisure.”

“If we act the truth the people who really love us are sure to come back to us in the long run”

“I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.”