“…but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion and … Read More
“Your mock saint who stands in a niche is not a woman if she have not suffered, still less a woman if she have not … Read More
“When they are gay, the waves echo their gaiety; but when they are sad, then every breaker, as it rolls, seems to bring additional sadness, … Read More
“Look at this limp cravet. And the sad state of those cuffs. I can hardly bring myself to look upon them.” Baroness Orczy
“I take it, sir, that you do not approve of our new society.” “Approval, sir, in my opinion, demands the attainment of perfection. And in … Read More
“To love, for us men, is to clasp one woman with our arms, feeling that she lives and breathes just as we do, suffers as … Read More
“A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, … Read More
“She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing … Read More
“She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him” Baroness Orczy
“music is the most absorbing of all the arts. It absorbs the mind of the artist, whether creator or executant, to the exclusion of every … Read More
“Sink me! Your taylors have betrayed you! T’wood serve you better to send THEM to Madam Guillotine” Baroness Orczy
“A woman’s heart is such a complex problem – the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution to this puzzle.” Baroness … Read More
“Odd’s fish, m’dear! The man can’t even tie his own cravat!” Baroness Orczy
“The weariest night, the longest day, sooner or later must perforce come to an end.” Baroness Orczy
“Money and titles may be hereditary,” she would say, “but brains are not,”.” Baroness Orczy
“There is such wonderful balm in self-imposed sacrifice.” Baroness Orczy
“Even the worst moments and the weariest journeys must come to an end.” Baroness Orczy
“In the chain of my life, there were so many links, all of which tended towards bringing me to the fulfillment of my destiny.” … Read More
“Now, when their glances met, they understood one another. The power that lay within both their souls had met, and, as it were, clasped hands. … Read More
“Thus human beings judge of one another, superficially, casually, throwing contempt on one another, with but little reason, and no charity.” Baroness Orczy
