Anna Godbersen

“The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of color -- oranges, pearly pinks, vibrant purples...”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that there will always be a gentleman to dance with, except at just the moment when you require one most.”

“To look in the face of hard things and keep moving forward - that's what one has to do.”

“THE LUXE IS . . .Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn.Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions.White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups.This is Manhattan in 1899.”

“Diana knew it wouldn't be right, but then she told herself that things only looked wrong when there was someone to see you.”

“...she considered herself unconventional...”

“Oh yes, well, I find myself unconventional everywhere.”

“As she always did on any really important day, Penelope Hayes wore red.”

“They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained ...”

“There was no pleasure like being envied on a mass scale.”