“I would rather ride on the far distant coattails of established authors than to follow the inexperienced whose whims change with the direction of the wind.”
“My resolve to die was not the whim of an hour. It was the ripe, sound fruit that had slowly grown to full size, lightly rocked by the winds of fate whose next breath would bring it to the ground. ”
“If I follow the inclination of my nature, it is this: beggar-woman and single, far rather than queen and married.”
“I would far rather convey grace than explain it.”
“And, pleased th’ Almighty’s orders to perform,Rides in the whirl-wind, and directs the storm.”
“I dont crave companionship. It stands in my way. I live for pleasure. There are few persons who can give me as much pleasure as those acts I perform myself. I would rather create pleasure according to my own whim than be subjected to the whims of others.”