“ Charlestonians had a particularly vicious and cunning game, developed after the War. They treated outsiders with so much graciousness and consideration that their politeness became a weapon. 'Visitors… Alexandra Ripley
“ You can't forgive your captor and simultaneously be upset at your place in society. Darnell Lamont Walker
“ Charleston is an extraordinary place. There is a deep connection between the residents and nearly three hundred and fifty years of history, and those ties between daily life and the distant past are s… James Caskey
“ Many people, after spending a long weekend being stealthily seduced by this grand dame of the South, mistakenly think that they have gotten to know her: they believe (in error) that after a long strol… James Caskey
“ It is through your experience you find out who you really are and who you are is from finding your own experience who really defines you. Charleston Parker
“ The old joke is that psychiatrists are doctors who can't stand the sight of blood. Maybe they can't stand it, but if they work where I work, they damn well better get used to it.At least surgeons and… Mike Bartos
“ As a hedge against possible failure to prove adultery, this alleged “that for a period of time from 1901 and continuing thereafter he [had] kept up and continued an undue, improper, indecorous and lic… Jean Elson
“ When her husband recovered, it was to shout abusively at her…. Later, when she reflected on it throughout the tedious courtroom proceedings, she realized this was the moment she had irrevocably determ… Jean Elson
“ Leaving James was not something Nina had thought possible, but if she could do so and still keep her children, it might be better for them, as well as for her. Jean Elson
“ Nina could scarcely believe a house could be as quiet as the one on Washington Street. Although there were moments when she missed her children, her main response to living apart from her husband was… Jean Elson
“ If they could not prove adultery or extreme cruelty, Nina's attorneys had an alternate strategy available. Rhode Island was unique in allowing divorce based upon other, more ambiguous grounds, as well… Jean Elson
