Finessing Clarissa Quotes

“Everyone knew that any man could be seduced by the sight of a perfect pair of elbows.”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa

“Above all, do not say anything intelligent. Gentlemen abhor intelligent women.”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa

“You cannot change other people, miss,” Yvette would say. “You must change yourself inside first.”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa

“Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason? Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason. —Sir John Harrington”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa

“Her feet hurt, for Lady Clarendon had bought her daughter shoes too small for her in an attempt to make her large feet look smaller.”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa

“You know what the aristocracy is like. They turn their children over to the care of nurses and governesses from the day they are born and have little to do with them after that.”
― Marion Chesney, Finessing Clarissa