“The curse of modern times is the propensity of male hormones in places where they can do the most damage”
“War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins.”
“(In actuality there are no such things as "male" or "female" hormones. Hormones have no sex of their own, and all types of sex hormones are present in all human beings in varying amounts.)”
“When you reach a place where you feel blocked, lower your standards and keep on going. There is no possible way to do permanent damage to a piece of writing. You cannot ruin it. You can only make it a little better a little at a time.”
“The Duke of Clarington cursed his luck at finding himself at the most hated of places during the most hated of times—Almack’s at the start the London Season.”
“Libraries are places where the damaged go to find friends”