I think it is childish for men to joke about women's clothes, to make fun of our hats, to complain over the cost of a good fur coat.

In the building of a basic wardrobe, we cannot go wrong if we strive for simplicity and perfect fitting.

There are two classes of women in Soviet Russia. There is the professional class, which has taken the place of the nobility and includes government officials, artists, doctors, composers and writers as well as former members of the old nobility whose sympathy is with the Soviets, and also the peasant class.

It's not polite to refuse to dress for a parly. It's an insult to your hostess. After all, correct dress is a part of good manners.

I'd drown in a sea of tears if I lived my life ruminating on the past. I would undoubtedly revise memories to be more joyful that they were, or ever have been.

Only man clogs his happiness with care, destroying what is with thoughts of what may be.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.