Mary Wesley

“The great thing about being old is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.”

“It is a great advantage to be intelligent and not look it.”

“One should never go to a party given by someone who has taken a course in gourmet cooking.”

“The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.”

“One so seldom has the opportunity to be bad with impunity.”

“One's prime is elusive.”

“It's better to be a mysterious stranger than a familiar bore.”

“Happiness is a matter of one's most ordinary everyday mode of consciousness being busy and pleasant and affectionate.”

“Jealousy is a horrible thing. It is a waste of time and energy.”

“Gossip is a very dangerous tool. We should be careful what we say about others.”