I will not tolerate your faults. They are of no use to me.
Family romances are the only ones that never turn out happily.
Getting ready: the show girl scratches her breast and shakes out her feathers.
Pity drowns in numbers.
The question you're not supposed to ask is the important one.
At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.