Quotes by Novelist

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses."

"I gather from a lawyer that there was a rehearsal yesterday. We haven't a hope. I know the presiding judge too: I've had the misfortune to sleep with his wife. He was specially picked."

"Women's glances express what they dare not speak."

"The more things change, the more they stay the same."

"If women only knew the extent of their power!"

"Botany is the art of insulting flowers in Greek and Latin."

"Display is like shallow water, where you can see the muddy bottom."

"Friendship between two women is always a plot against another one."

"Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided."

"If there is a fruit that can be eaten raw, it is beauty."