My dear Smollett ... disgraces his talent by writing those stupid romances called history.
Mary Wortley MontaguAs marriage produces children, so children produce care and disputes; and wrangling.
Mary Wortley MontaguThe pretty fellows you speak of, I own entertain me sometimes, but is it impossible to be diverted with what one despises? I can laugh at a puppet show, at the same time I know there is nothing in it worth my attention or regard.
Mary Wortley Montagu