" The tendency to late marriages may reflect nothing more than the growth of sense," Lewis Durant said, "At 21, a man seldom knows what he is doing, or where his best interests lie."
"I am glad you say a man, Mr. Durant, and exempt woman from this youthful imbecility," Lidia said.
"I do: a woman's imbecility is not dependent on youth: it flourishes at all ages. "

― , An Accomplished Woman