Charm Should Be On The Surface. It

People Who Have Power Respond Simply. They Have No Minds But Their Own.

As Regards Plots I Find Real Life No Help At All. Real Life Seems To Have No Plots.

Duty Is Seldom Liked Either By The Doer Or The Object ... And Why Should It Be? It Is Not Often Of Advantage To Either.

At A Certain Point My Novels Set. They Set Just As Hard As That Jam Jar. And Then I Know They Are Finished.

Civilized Life Exacts Its Toll.