An Aristocracy In A Republic

You've No Idea How Long Life Goes On And How Many, Many Changes It Brings. Young People Seem To Imagine That It's Over In A Flash, That They Do This Thing, Or That Thing, And Then Die, But I Can Assure You They Are Quite Wrong.

Nothing Makes People Crosser Than Being Considered Too Old For Love.

In France That Is The One Rule, Never Make Trouble.

Oh Dear... It Really Is Rather Disillusioning. When One's Friends Marry For Money They Are Wretched, When They Marry For Love It Is Worse. What Is The Proper Thing To Marry For, I Should Like To Know?

The Test Of A Cook Is How She Boils An Egg. My Boiled Eggs Are Fantastic, Fabulous. Sometimes As Hard As A 100 Carat Diamond, Or Again Soft As A Feather Bed, Or Running Like A Cooling Stream, They Can Also Burst Like Fireworks From Their Shells And Take On The Look And Rubbery Texture Of A Baby Octopus. Never A Dull Egg, With Me.