Beauty Quote by Ben H. Winters

“The Baroness found it amusing to go to tea; she dressed as if for dinner. The tea-table offered an anomalous and picturesque repast; and…

— Henry James

“As it was impossible however now to prevent their coming, Lady Middleton resigned herself to the idea of it, with all the philosophy of…

— Jane Austen

“Lady Middleton resigned herself... Contenting herself with merely giving her husband a gentle reprimand on the subject, five or six times every day.”

— Jane Austen

“My traveling coach does not give a fig for sentimentality. Its wheels need only a taste of November mud to become gleefully mired—an opportunity…

— Elisa Braden

“They dined early, and as soon as the meal was over Margaret went up to change into the frock she had worn on the…

— Georgette Heyer

“She was, in fact, one of those people of exalted principles; one of those opinionated puritans, of which England produces so many; one of…

— Guy de Maupassant

“Her hospitality was something exquisite; she had the gift which so many women lack, of being able to make themselves and their houses belong…

— Sarah Orne Jewett

“Served her right, really, having sex in a supply closet of the Boston Hyatt. But George had smelled like oranges and leather and he…

— Magnus Flyte

“I used to take my morning tea at her kiosk and I took an interest in what she was doing. I later learnt she…

— Stanley Gazemba

“The maid in the lime-color panties... She had a plain broad face and was the most virtuous woman alive: she laid for EVERYBODY, regardless…

— Joseph Heller

“Shyly Nancy and Plum sat down at the table while Mrs. Campbell heaped pink-flowered plates with baked beans, sausage cakes and salad, passed a…

— Betty MacDonald

“In England I am always madam; I arrived too late to ever be a miss. In New York I have only been madamed once,…

— Anna Quindlen