All the debutantes in Houston, couldn't hold a candle to…

“A teach­er in Ok­la­homa re­flect­ed on the post-​grad­ua­tion af­ter­math of stu­dent so­cial di­vi­sions. “The in crowd al­ways hangs to­geth­er, even af­ter grad­ua­tion. They are…

— Alexandra Robbins

TO ALL THE ambulance drivers firewatchers air-raid wardens nurses canteen workers airplane spotters rescue workers mathematicians vicars vergers shopgirls chorus girls librarians debutantes spinsters…

— Connie Willis

But Tudor mansions on manicured grounds didn't look right with their grand front doors wide open to the night. It was like a debutante…

— J.R. Ward

“You get into trouble the way debutantes get into ball gowns.”

— Alyxandra Harvey

“Speaking of debutantes,” Jake continued cautiously when Ian remained silent, “what about the one upstairs? Do you dislike her especially, or just on general…

— Judith McNaught

Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, they're from Georgia. But us Kentucky girls, we have fire and ice in our blood. We…

— Ashley Judd

“Fashionable debutantes in pastel chiffon party dresses wilt into leather club chairs like frosted petit fours melting under the July sun.”

— Libba Bray

In my position, I could be a debutante. But we only got to this position by being a politically active family.

— Amy Carter

This was solidarity. The debutante having her toenails pedicured - the housewife buying carrots from a pushcart - the bookkeeper who had wanted to…

— Ayn Rand

“Would you be willing to tell me how the ladies came to be here? I mean, who are they?” Ian drew a long, impatient…

— Judith McNaught

“Mind you, after your silly debutantes have finished their proper posture and walking lessons, tell them it never killed any young lady to remove…

— Gaelen Foley

In terms of the pressures on the debutantes in 'Bridgerton,' I feel like we're still going through a lot of the same challenges, just…

— Nicola Coughlan

The parrot holds its food for prim consumption as daintily as any debutante, [with] a predilection for pot roast, hashed-brown potatoes, duck skin, butter,…

— Alexander Theroux

Maybe if I'd agreed to do the debutante thing like she wanted. Or taken up pageants instead of riding jump bikes with a bunch…

— Sarah Dessen

I was consumed by my love for Chris Colfer, and I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

— Darren Criss