I won't be satisfied with anything less than everything.

The Smythe-Smith musicale. Thankfully, it came around just once per year, because Hyacinth was quite certain it would take a full twelve months for her ears to recover.

Reformed rakes make the best husbands,"Violet said. "Rubbish and you know it." -Anthony to Violet

He gave her his best smile. His best I-almost-died-so-how-can-you-deny-me smile. Or at least that’s how he hoped it appeared. The truth was, he wasn’t a very accomplished flirt, and it might very well have come across as an Iam- mildly-deranged-so-it’s-in-all-of-our-best-interests-if-youpretend- to-agree-with-me smile.

She glared at him. "I'm not asking you to apologize." "Well, that's a relief.I doubt I could find the words.

I’m not certain you’d know the right sort of man for you if he arrived on our doorstep riding an elephant.” “I would think the elephant would be a fairly good indication that I ought to look elsewhere.

Watch over Honoria, will you? See that she doesn’t marry an idiot.