They were all dressed in their finest as though life really were some magical stage play in which every moment ought to be illuminated with its own bright spotlight.

The headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.

It is a truth universally acknowledge that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one most.

In New York there is always something to look at, but it is all infinitely more interesting through a window in the backseat of a limousine.

A man is made in the rough-and-tumble of the world a lady emerges from the flossy back rooms of her own imagination.

The value of secrets is ever fluctuating although ladies who have been in society for a long time learn that a secret kept can be worth more than a secret told.

Always stay sharp on railways and cruise ships for transit has a way of making everything clear.