To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.

It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.

How many women have the courage to start properly with a cold, cold bath early in the morning? I jump in, throw the water, cold as ice, and after the first plunge I am happy.

A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.

I don't believe in hasty marriages.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.