"To be disgraced in the eyes of the world, to be ashamed of one's self! That is the misery, that is the horror!"

"I am not a good woman, but I am a good creature."

"I have been listening to some very dull music, and have just been relieved by the entrance of a fat lady."

"I am quite determined to have a good laugh, come what may."

"I could not sit seriously down to write a serious novel without making fun of it and of myself."