Biology Is Destiny Only For Girls.

Self-love Is An Idolatry. Self-hatred Is A Tragedy.

[on Sociability In Italy:] You May Be A Hermit Or An Innkeeper.

When You Travel Your First Discovery Is That You Do Not Exist.

Here In The City The Worst Thing That Can Happen To A Nation Has Happened: We Are A People Afraid Of Its Youth.

It Is June. This Is What I Have Decided To Do With My Life Just Now. I Will Do This Work And Lead This Life, The One I Am Leading Today. Each Morning The Blue Clock And The Crocheted Bedspread, The Table With The Phone, The Books And Magazines, The Times At The Door.