Ivy Compton-Burnett

At a certain point my novels set. They set just as hard as that jam jar. And then I know they are finished.

There isn't much to say. I haven't been at all deedy.

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Most women I know are priestesses and healers... We are, all of us, sisters of a mysterious order.