“An appreciation for high fashion does not preclude possession of common sense.”

“I shall be forever grateful to you for breaking whatever unfortunate object you did in order to rescue me.”“Something had to be done, she said, “and it was a very ugly vase.”

“Beastly of him to die before you realized he might be fascinating.”

“As we experience things, they happen too quickly to be thoughly analyzed...”

“Oh, I don't read. I skulk about in search of quotations that might make me appear educated.”

“At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented.”

“That's the trouble with grand passions, of course. You can never entirely cleanse yourself of them. It's best to avoid them altogether.”