Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.

You are a child if you thought I didn’t know, for all your smothering yourself under that hot lap robe. Of course, I knew. Why else do you think I’ve been—” He stopped suddenly and a silence fell between them. He picked up the reins and clucked to the horse.

My age is my own private business and I intend to keep it so - if I can. I am not so old that I am ashamed of my age and I am not so young that I couldn't have written my book and that is all the public needs to know about my age.

I'm tempting you with fine gifts until your girlish ideals are quite worn away and you are at my mercy.

men are so conceited they’ll believe anything that flatters them

Her lips on his could tell him better than all her stumbling words.

Sir,"she said,"you are no gentleman!" An apt observation,"he answered airily."And, you, Miss, are no lady.