“An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut...” — Nancy Mitford Quote

“An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.”

“I Love children, especially when they cry for then someone takes them away.”

“I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.”

“I'm proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.”

“We have nobility in Sweden, and it comes from the old British aristocracy.”

“There are a lot of books about the passing of the English aristocracy, but the vast majority of Long Islanders don't understand their own backyard. It's a private preserve.”