A complete transformation seemed to have place in my life overnight. It was quite staggering, and thenceforward visitors and invitations continued to pour in daily until they became a source of grievance to our landlady, who was obliged to engage an extra servant to respond to the battering of powdered footmen on her humble and somewhat flimsy door.

No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.

I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others.

I have known great things and wonderful persons, and I have known homage

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done

It is [every woman’s] right to ignore the dictates of fashion and dress in a manner that is becoming to her own character and personality.

My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself.