Judith Martin Quote

She only maintains that it is possible, under some circumstances, for a lady to murder her husband; but that a woman who wears ankle-strap shoes and smokes on the street corner, though she may be a joy to all who know her and have devoted her life to charity, could never qualify as a lady.

Miss Manners' Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium (ed. Simon and Schuster, 1990) - ISBN: 9780671722289