I am sorry my life is so marred and maimed by extravagance. But I cannot live otherwise. I, at any rate, pay the penalty of suffering.

“The bright dawn flooded the room, and swept the fantastic shadows into dusky co…”

“Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship,…”

“Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everybody in good society holds exactly the…”

“As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her daughter, she is perfect…”