“Prettiness fades after a few years, but elegance only increases with age.”

“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.”

“In the next 25 years, we will see a 100 percent increase in the number of American retirees. The number of workers, however, will increase by only 15 percent. Given those numbers, how can these programs survive? Under our current tax code, these programs can be maintained only by increasing the tax on those who work, reducing benefits for those who have retired or by increasing the age of retirement.”

“It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.”

“...an elegant woman, with a refinement that makes mere prettiness seem redundant.”

“After my first few tastes I was pretty much hooked. I'd have dry spells, months without any or only piddling amounts of grace, but I never forgot about it or stopped wanting it.”