“If I withdrew my friendship from everyone who had spoken ill of me, my address book would be empty!”
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“If I withdrew my friendship from everyone who had spoken ill of me, my address book would be empty!”
“Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party.”
“Rosamund has no interest in French. If she wishes to be understood by a foreigner, she shouts.”
“‘Lie’ is so unmusical a word.”
“You don’t mind my taking over the flowers, do you? Cora’s flowers always look more suited to a first communion…in southern Italy.”
“Whatever shall I do? You see, the modern ownership of movables is reducing us again to a nomadic horde. We are reverting to a civilization of luggage, Mr. Wilcox.”
“My favourite haunt if it weren’t for the prices. The last time I dined there, I asked for the bill and a pistol.”