Vita Sackville-West

Women, like men, ought to have their youth so glutted with freedom they hate the very idea of freedom.

There are no signposts in the sea.

Among the many problems which beset the novelist, not the least weighty is the choice of the moment at which to begin his novel.

It's true - women want the fantasy. So give them romance - but without the desperation, wondering, and waiting you see in the movies.

I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

I enjoy the process of TV; I like the pace of it; I like the continual work.