Anna Godbersen

“How she wished she had Elizabeth to herself for a little so they could discuss what Henry's real intentions were and also…

— Anna Godbersen

There was plenty of life left and if he had to he would use it all to get her back. The time…

— Anna Godbersen

Henry turned his hat in his hands but went on looking at Diana in a way that made her want to crawl…

— Anna Godbersen

She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose.

— Anna Godbersen

She had had no idea what it would do to her seeing him in a suit.

— Anna Godbersen

What was it about that short creature with her wild hair and spurious air of purity and why would anyone much less…

— Anna Godbersen

That was how the heroine of a book would play it and Diana was still writing her own story the best heroines…

— Anna Godbersen

“...when girls use the brightness of their eyes or the softness of their skin, they have an uncommon advantage in getting what…

— Anna Godbersen

...she considered herself unconventional...

— Anna Godbersen

“I know that I might die but that seems a happier end than being without you and anyway it seems to me…

— Anna Godbersen

“She wanted to walk slowly and smell the wafting perfumes of bouquets that men had bought for their sweethearts and watch couples…

— Anna Godbersen

“I am a good leader; I know how to explain men to themselves.”

— Anna Godbersen

“...That kind of love is always changing, you can never plant your feet on it. Trust me there will be others. But…

— Anna Godbersen

“Property has ever been a fluid concept--just ask the wife of the Wall Street speculator who writes her party invitations on Marie…

— Anna Godbersen

Her heart the damned thing had begun to race and she only hoped that the rapid inflation and deflation of her chest…

— Anna Godbersen

That is what I want to tell you about: the girls with their short skirts and bright eyes and big-city dreams. The…

— Anna Godbersen

A young woman, newly wed, may find herself in the delightful position of wanting to do nothing without the company of her…

— Anna Godbersen

She was a vision in a white gown her dark hair forming a hazy halo around her rosy heart-shaped face. Her long…

— Anna Godbersen

Ah well that I can't tell you." Diana ducked her head so that the brim of her bonnet covered her face. "Some…

— Anna Godbersen

After Henry's treatment of her she wasn't sure that men could honestly love women but she wanted to believe it. She wanted…

— Anna Godbersen

It seemed to her as though everything that was good and true had been blasted out of the world. All those things…

— Anna Godbersen

It is easy to forget now, how effervescent and free we all felt that summer.

— Anna Godbersen

A young lady's most natural ally is her sister although sometimes our own relatives are as inscrutable to us as an antipodean.

— Anna Godbersen

Even when a girl is married she still never completely leaves her mother and father's home.

— Anna Godbersen

A lady must retain always her composure. Even in a rainstorm, she must appear joyous and dry. When she loses her composure,…

— Anna Godbersen