I have six illegitimate children," Villiers informed her, not kindly. She visibly paled. :My daughter is marrying a duke," the duchess said between clenched teeth. "True, he apparently has the morals of a squirrel, but that's my cross to bear.

Yes, it's quite amazing how I continue to shock my mother even after all these years together

I would prefer not to throw myself on a funeral pyre. Please come back to me.

Yes Leopold," Eleanor said in a low, mocking voice. "Do start to shine, please. I think I saw the rising, but I definitely missed the shining.

Some say writing is its own reward. I write for money, but writing for money is not so bad, especially when that writing brings you joy.

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

I never did learn how to live in the moment, but I did learn that moments could be wasted and the world would continue to spin on its axis.