Her life, she realized, had all the charm of a steel trap.

But I wanted to tell you before I left how completely abjectly sorry I am for all the pain I have caused you and that if I die you were the one true love of my life. By the time you read this I will be gone but please know I am still always at your side.... Yours forever Henery William Schoonmaker

A young lady's most natural ally is her sister although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean.

I've always believed in savoring the moments. In the end, they are the only things we'll have.

A lady must retain always her composure. Even in a rainstorm, she must appear joyous and dry. When she loses her composure, then the respect of her peers and her staff will follow in short order.

Heart-stopping envy is the sincerest form of flattery.

They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained.