" Better to say—we’ll find you a man of discerning tastes, who knows brilliance when he sees it, and knows to treasure it, too.” She hesitated. “Gentlemen don’t want a lady who knows more than them.” “Your mother told you that?” When she nodded, he pulled a face. “Well, that isn’t quite true. Some men reckon it a very fine thing, to have a wife with a brain. "

― Meredith Duran , Luck Be a Lady (Rules for the Reckless, #4)