“Writing one page a day equals a 365 page novel in a year.”

“Tomorrow, is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one.”

“Another day, another page.”

“It must take a lot of self-discipline,' she said. 'Oh, I don't know. I don't have much.' He felt himself about to say again, and unable to resist saying, that 'Dumas, I think it was Dumas, some terrifically prolific Frenchman, said that writing novels is a simple matter - if you write one page a day, you'll write one novel a year, two pages a day, two novels a year, three pages, three novels, and so on. And how long does it take to cover a page with writing? Twenty minutes? An hour? So you see. Very easy really.''I don't know,' she said, laughing. 'I can't even bring myself to write a letter.' 'Oh, now that's hard.'("Novelty")”

“Ik weet niet wat een concubine is en ook niet wat je ermee in bad kunt doen. Ik dacht dat het een spons was.”

“Eran días de irresponsable plenitud, de felicidad imperceptible.”

“Me repugna que alguien convierta su propia debilidad en un espectáculo, y que encima de eso obligue a otros a degradarse dándole una limosna. Es el colmo. Pero que se puede esperar de un país donde todo el mundo tiene mentalidad de limosnero.”