It is so easy for a woman to become what the man she loves believes her to be

[I]t's safer to be fond of dangerous people.

... naturalness is not always consonant with taste.

I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.

It was amusement enough to be with a group of fearless and talkative girls, who said new things in a new language, who were ignorant of tradition and unimpressed by distinctions of rank; but it was soon clear that their young hostesses must be treated with the same respect, if not with the same ceremony as English girls of good family.

... caprice is as ruinous as routine.

Everybody who does anything at all does too much.