Being A Lady Quotes

“Revenge is what I want. Nothing but pure unadulterated revenge. But my mother brought me up to be a lady.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms: The Chronicle of One of the Strangest Stories Ever to Be Rumoured About Around New York

“Never mind her heart. She had her dignity. Sometimes that was all a lady did have when everything else was gone.”
― Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath

“You certainly were a lady," Mother said firmly. "You handled yourself well in a crisis, just as every lady should. You're a farmer's daughter; you'll never have fancy dresses or an elegant life. That's not what makes a lady. A lady is how you behave.”
― Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Ruthie's Gift