People who start a sentence with personally (and they're always women) ought to be thrown to the lions. It's a repulsive habit.
Georgette HeyerI liked that young man, did not you? There was something particularly pleasing about his manners, which I thought very easy and frank. He has an air of honest manliness, too, which, in these days of fribbles and counter-coxcombs, I own I find refreshing!
Georgette HeyerThe charm of your society, My Sparrow, lies in not knowing what will you say next - though one rapidly learns to fear the worst!
Georgette Heyer