- Aggie Pilkington: That butler...
- Lizzie Wilkins: Some people you have to know well to dislike. Others you can hate on very short acquaintance.
- Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry: If everyone had a million dollars who would do the dirty work? Like washing dishes, or digging potatoes, or collecting garbage. Nobody. The Lord knew just what he was doing when he made money hard to get.
- Lizzie Wilkins: [while discussing Charlie and Kit's engagement] Now, however did your nephew come to imagine he was in love with her?
- Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry: He had nothing to say, a girl like Kit sees what she wants and grabs it and hangs on like a summer cold.
- Lizzie Wilkins: Who was it called women the weaker sex.
- Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry: I don't know but I bet he laughed himself to death.