We'll all grow up Meg, no pretending we won't.
There is very little real liberty in the world; even those who seem freest are often the most tightly bound. Law, custom, public opinion, fear or shame make slaves of us all, as you will find when you try your experiment.
You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.
To marry without love betrays as surely as to love without marriage.
Wild roses are fairest, and nature a better gardener than art.
It takes three or four women to get each man into, through, and out of the world.