The Glitter and the Gold Quotes

“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.”
― Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, The Glitter and the Gold: The intimate, revealing Golden Age memoir from the 9th Duchess of Marlborough, Consuelo Vanderbilt

“Her dynamic energy and her quick mind, together with her varied interests, made her a delightful companion. But the bane of her life and of those who shared it was a violent temper that, like a tempest, at times engulfed us all.”
― Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan, The Glitter and the Gold