Marriage is something one should never settle for or talk oneself into.
There is a profound loneliness in the life of a spinster. It hurts… Whenever you see couples together. You mask the pain with a smile, but you don’t deceive yourself. [to Marian]
Societies change. The trick is to accommodate the new without upsetting the boat.[to Agnes]
Never break your own moral code, for that is the soundest guide any of us can have.[to Marian]
It helps to accept that a thing is finished and done with.
