As she always did on any really important day, Penelope Hayes wore red.

It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.

You don’t need to marry a man with millions. You only need to be your exquisite self.

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.

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.

Diana felt she was beginning to understand why, in all those novels she read, the headiest loves were the loves that couldn't be.

Oh yes, well, I find myself unconventional everywhere.