Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with roots in trade, only with the people who try to hide who they are for appearances.

“You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And don’t ever let anyone tell you we’re the weaker sex.”

Ada had said that social class was sometimes negotiable in making matches, but often not. And I finally understood she didn’t mean money. She meant values. Core beliefs. The way we treated others. You could be rich as Croesus and still not have class.

The world loves to destroy what it doesn’t understand. Some things can be hidden to be protected. Some can’t.”