Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.
There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
I was as scared as I'd ever been. There was screaming everywhere now, and more bodies on the floor, and the press from behind was as relentless as a bulldozer. It was all I could do to keep on my feet.
Like anyone else, there are days I feel beautiful and days I don't, and when I don't, I do something about it.
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
I was pushed roughly but dispassionately onto my stomach and something went twice around my wrists and then tightened up as well, feeling like baling wire and biting cruelly.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.