“They are very large in effect, these painters; very little self-conscious; they have smooth broad spaces in their minds where I am all prickles & promontories.”
“I am very self-conscious as I step over the backpacks strewn in the aisle. Do not fall.Do not fall.”
“...you have not only a very large portion of my affection and esteem, but all that I am capable of feeling...”
“I am, a stride at a time. A very short space of time through very short time of space.”
“Watch out, I have a large, very large fur, with which I could cover you up entirely, and I have a mind to catch you in it as in a net.”
“I don't know where ideas come from. They come from outer space or God, if you like, or from my subconscious mind. But I never go ou self-consciously looking for a story.”