Quote by Rob Reid

“Frenchwomen always give one to understand that arranging themselves is full-time work.”

— Nancy Mitford

“It's rather clever of her to have made a specialty of devoting herself to dull people—the field is such a large one, and she…

— Edith Wharton

“But she had learnt, in those solemn hours of thought, that she herself must one day answer for her own life, and what she…

— Elizabeth Gaskell

“One day she told the class, ‘Nancy Clutter is always in a hurry, but she always has time. And that’s one definition of a…

— Truman Capote

“But in real life, the ideal Parisian woman is calm, discreet, a bit remote, and extremely decisive.”

— Pamela Druckerman

“No one had ever told them they were worth saving, and they were taught to believe they were forever lost to a world of…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“Mary Ann could no more endure a day without reading than she could grow feathers.”

— Annie Barrows

“She attempts to give the impression of untiring activity, thereby underlining her importance. Meanwhile her colleagues calmly and expertly get on with the job…

— Steven Bach

“As she continues to answer questions about her employment, all these words mean little more to her now than I AM SOPHISTICATED, I AM…

— Tania James

“Her job is not to make herself likeable, her job is to be her full self, a self that is honest and aware of…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“She would not be robbed of her ability to support herself, to do good work in the world, justly, compassionately.”

— Marge Piercy