- Ada Brook: Has Mrs. Russell accepted?
- Agnes Van Rhijn: Can you doubt it? She's muscling into New York. She was bound to jam her foot in the door of Newport.
- Aurora Fane: I don't want to be one of those awful best friends who delights in bringing unwelcome news.
- George Russell: I believe you should go to jail, Miss Ainsley. But whether a jury agrees with me or not, I will tell you what I've decided would be best for you, as a plan.
- Mabel Ainsley: Anything you want to ask of me.
- George Russell: Good. I will keep abreast of your movements. And whenever you apply for a job above the rank of the most menial servant, I will inform your superiors of your history, and make it impossible for them to employ you. You may scrub floors to earn your bread, but nothing more.
- Agnes Van Rhijn: Why does everyone have to go to Newport now? What's wrong with Saratoga Springs? It was very fashionable when I was a bride.
- John Adams: The trick is just to nod and say that you agree. And then everyone thinks you're as clever as clever can be.
- Gladys Russell: I think you are as clever as clever can be. But, like all gentlemen, you try to hide it. Why is that?
- John Adams: Because life's quite serious enough without any help from me.
- Marian Brook: But if we elope, won't I ruin your reputation? Won't I be an anchor around your neck?
- Tom Raikes: A very nice anchor around a very willing neck.
- Mrs. Astor: My dear, to be a leader means sometimes one must be unkind. It is not a role for the faint-hearted.