It was what she imagined doing heroin would be like: terrible for you but impossible to resist.
The Essential CharlotteThose novels with old-fashioned heroes and heroines in them -- are ruinous!
The Rise of Silas LaphamThe heroine might be unsure. And the reader. But I don’t think the author should be.
All Those Vanished EnginesWriting to me is like being addicted to heroin… it’s hard and its mean, but you just can’t stop.
The Measure of a ManOne cannot read a novel without ascribing to the heroine the traits of the one we love.
How Proust Can Change Your Life