Be it shame or slander, seduction or smear, there is but one thing that humbles even the most highly-regarded members of our dear ton; a scandal!
An appreciation of the arts is what lifts us beyond mere animals. It stirs the passions, and moves the spirits.
You are wise, or perhaps unusually lucky to understand friendship to be the best possible foundation a marriage can have. Even if that foundation should crumble as quickly as it was built.[to Daphne and Simon]
Some people are not meant to be together, no matter how much we might wish otherwise.
Separate bedrooms may be tolerated. Separate households will not be suffered.[to Daphne]
Pride, it will cost you everything and leave you with nothing.
Mothers. They are people, I suppose.
Many men make declarations of love when they want to make love. But rare is the man whose love remains true when the consequences of lovemaking are brought to his attention.
It takes courage to live outside the traditional expectations of society.
If she can destroy a reputation, she can restore one too.[about Lady Whistledown]
I have never understood the fashion for feathers in the hair. Why would a woman want to draw more notice to the fact that she is like a bird squawking for a man’s attention in some bizarre ritual?
Her heart is no matter, as long as her hand remains free.
