It Is Dull, Always Keeping Up The Pretence Of Being Good

"It is dull, always keeping up the pretence of being good." - Rumours

"The first stab of love is like a sunset, a blaze of colour." - The Luxe

"Once you are married, no one can suspect you of anything." - Rumours

"There was no pleasure like being envied on a mass scale." - The Luxe

"The world is such a mervel-it gave you trials, but if you were still and concentrated, if you tried to do the right thing, it always provided you with salvation." - Envy

"As she always did on any really important day, Penelope Hayes wore red." - The Luxe

"Oh yes, well, I find myself unconventional everywhere." - The Luxe

"They were a society whose chief vocations were to entertain and be entertained ... " - The Luxe

"He was a mystery to her, and every time she tried to solve him it caused her a little more pain. But when she tired to give him up he pursued her in her thoughts, stronger each time." - Envy