Quote by Leo Tolstoy

“My dear, I could hardly keep still in my chair. I wanted to dash out of the house and leap in a taxi and…

— Evelyn Waugh

“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

“spot.  She stood in the doorway of the first class car as if waiting for the applause of her subjects.  Her eyes swept the…

— Angelina Vance

“Well, I haven't really anything to eat at home, I began, but then stopped, as I realised that a dreary revelation of the state…

— Barbara Pym

“While Mary brushed my pistachio silk carriage dress, Mama tugged the laces of my corset as tight as they would go. She grunted and…

— Susan Dennard

“It was easy to be nice to an attractive woman over a dinner table. The despair came later, with children and tiredness and the…

— Nick Hornby

“I’ve spent a lot of my time alone, and I have learned to treat myself as if I were a family. I give myself…

— Robert B. Parker

“She didn’t drink a lot, but she drank me into wonderland where we spent the time giggling and laughing. However, know this if you…

— Joseph Persia

“Around the corner from home, they stopped to buy a bottle of red wine. Arriving at her apartment door, he could hardly contain his…

— Jo Davis

“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

“When the waiter came I ordered a glass of Chianti, and Bill kicked me under the table and shook his head “no.” I stuck…

— Charles Brandt

“This is an extra letter in the middle of the month because I'm rather lonely tonight. It's awfully stormy; the snow is beating against…

— Jean Webster