"Recovering from an ill-starred romance is, after all, to anyone of sufficient will-power and self-respect, purely an …"

"Boredom on social occasions is an inescapable hazard for the over-educated, and for the over-ambitious it must be end…"

"Man cannot live on charm alone, and an ambitious man cannot live on anything less than wealth, good social connection…"

"One must be rational about such matters and being rational need not mean being cold."

"Romance is the opiate of the dissatisfied, it anaesthesises them from the pain of their disordered second-rate lives …"

"'But never mind, all the best heroines are beautiful orphans, abandoned to their fate, and the one thing that's certa…"

"'Friendship's best,' I said, 'and friendship's forever because no baby can come along to spoil it.'"

"'To be distracted is pardonable. To be incoherent is simply unobliging.'"

"'Success on that scale don't make for happiness. Look at Asquith. Why does he drink? I wouldn't want you to end up a …"

"A rational disposition must necessarily preclude a romantic outlook in life, and only the failures of this world can …"