“Society is capricious and rewards the bad as often as the good. But it never rewards the quiet.”

“And if that weren't bad enough, the next sound he heard was a loud click.The damned woman had locked him out. She'd taken all the food and locked him out."You'll pay for this!" he yelled at the door."Do be quiet," came the muffled reply. "I'm eating.”

“Just be quiet and accept the praise.”

“The slanted light of dawn was rippling through the windowpane, and Miss Anne Sainsbury was huddled beneath her thin blanket, wondering, as she often did, where she would find money for her next meal."That was really good. Even he wanted to know what happened to Miss Sainsbury, and he was making it up.”

“The ranks of society are once again filled with Ambitious Mamas, whoseonly aim is tosee their Darling Daughters married off to Determined Bachelors”

“As far as bad ideas went, this stole the prize.”

“It's good that you can be horrid when neccesary. It's a useful skill."She leaned on her elbow, settling her chin onto her hand. "Funny, my brother never seemed to think so.”