““I had depressing thoughts that the theme, even though I had thought of it, was better than I was as a writer. Henry James or Thomas Mann could easily write it, but not I. 'I'm thinking of writing it from the point of view of someone at the hotel who observes her,' I said, but this did not fill me with much hope. Then my friend, who is not a writer, suggested I try it from the omniscient author's point of view.””
![“[When under stress I thought of] the books I had read [and applied] them to myself. I [imagined I was] one of the characters [and soon found myself] in made-up circumstances which were most agreeable to my inclinations.” quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/500/jean-jacques-rousseau-418_book_when-under-stress-i-thought-of-the-books_1128017.jpg)
