“It is a woman's business to get married as soon as possible, and a man'sto keep unmarried as long as he can.”

“The business of Mr. Bennett's life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett's was to get them married.”

“...As marriage was woman's business, unmarried women, though doubtless unfortunate, must simply be considered as business failures: harsh, doubtless, but in tune with the sink-or-swim capitalist times.”

“The Iron Rule of prudence for an Istanbulite Woman: If you are as fragile as a tea glass, either find a way to never encounter burning water and hope to marry an ideal husband or get yourself laid and broken as soon as possible. Alternatively, stop being a tea-glass woman!”

“Sir, married or unmarried, all women bleed.”

“Life is Beauty, Mystery, Sweetness and Terror. Get married soon as possible so when you get divorced, you’re not too old. Miss Agony”