It was growing late, and though one might stand on the brink of a deep chasm of disaster, one was still obliged to dress for dinner.
Georgette HeyerEccentricity may be diverting, Mama, but it is out of place in a wife: certainly in my wife!
Georgette HeyerYou must not imagine that Papa or I have the least notion of compelling you to marry anyone whom you hold in aversion, for I am sure that such a thing would be quite shocking! And Charles would not do so either, would you, dear Charles?โ(Elizabeth Ombersley) โNo, certainly not. But neither would I consent to her marriage with any such frippery fellow as Augustus Fawnhope!โ โAugustus,โ announced Cecilia, putting up her chin, โwill be remembered long after you have sunk into oblivion!โ โBy his creditors? I donโt doubt it.
Georgette HeyerPeople who start a sentence with personally (and they're always women) ought to be thrown to the lions. It's a repulsive habit.
Georgette Heyer