At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that quiet, steady thrill that is so unlike any excitement that you have ever known.

It was in connection with Richardson that May Sinclair introduced "stream of consciousness" as a literary term which was very generally adopted. She settled with a companion in Buckinghamshire in 1932. She also wrote non-fiction based on studies of philosophy particularly German idealism.

May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. She was an active suffragist and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. Clair (24 August 1863 – 14 November 1946) a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels short stories and poetry.