Sometimes you need to make a mess. -Loretta, the Rollinses' hosekeeper

People sometimes talk about the power of first impressions, and believe me, there is truth to it.

Polly was pretty good at dieting, all right, but she was beginning to wonder whether you ever lost the parts of your self that you wanted to lose.

There were certain qualities you possessed carelessly. And you couldn't retrieve them when they were gone. The very act of caring made them impossible to regain.

I was supposed to write a romantic comedy, but my characters broke up.

Don't ask me any questions right now. I'm grumpy and I'll probablly make fun of you. -Effie Kaligaris

Women always seemed to bring the size they wished they were to the fitting room, rather than the size that would actually fit.