“It is said a virtuous woman is worth more than rubies. But I believe many men discover the hard way that virtue, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.”

“I have always found that it is far more convenient to be rich rather than to be poor.”

“I have often sat in that chair behind my desk and wondered how you would look lying naked here on this sofa. It was a form of self-inflicted torture." “Good heavens”

“Of course I won't go alone. I shall take my maid." "No," Sebastian said. "You will take me.”

“You mustn’t hit her over the head with it. Women like to be romanced like the heroines in the sensation novels.” “What the devil do you know about sensation novels?” “A man can learn a great deal about women from novels,” Matt said. “You should try it sometime.”

“The dangerous plant did not flower in every generation, they said. ”

“One day you're young with all your fine plans for the future. The next you're in the future and it doesn't look at all the way you thought it would.”