Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.

There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. Avoiding one's friends, that's the real test.

Everyone goes down the aisle with half the story hidden.

It's the job of grandmothers to interfere.

If I were to search for logic, I would not look for it among the English upper class.

No family is ever what it seems from the outside.

Love is a far more dangerous motive than dislike.