“It is a melancholy fact that childhood, so short when compared with the average span of life, should exert such a strong and permanent influence on character that no amount of self-training afterwards can ever completely counter it.”
― The Glitter and the Gold: The intimate, revealing Golden Age memoir from the 9th Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt
― The Glitter and the Gold: The intimate, revealing Golden Age memoir from the 9th Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt
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