Bertha Russell quotes from The Gilded Age

Bertha Russell

It doesn't take much to make a duke likeable.

This sort of stunt does not impress the people you want to win over.

Bertha Russell

Mrs. Morris, this sort of stunt impresses everyone.

How's your husband doing, Mrs. Russell?

Bertha Russell

I'm sorry?

Aren't they putting him on trial over that train crash? I thought that was why he stayed in New York.

Bertha Russell

If it were, I would have stayed with him.

Oh, so he's not in trouble?

Bertha Russell

Not in the least! But he has too many meetings to be able to join us. He likes to be thorough.

Oh, I see. [leaves]

Bertha Russell

I haven't bungled it, have I?

Oh, no. She'll like you the more.

Aurora Fane

Smile, and take it as a compliment.

Bertha Russell

It is a compliment.

It's very early for you to be up.

Bertha Russell

It's very late for you to get home.

Bertha Russell

Betrayal is not like a case of influenza.

George Russell

No, it feels more like a death sentence.

Bertha Russell

Should I care about the feelings of a former lady's maid who attempted to seduce my husband?

George Russell

May I find hope in your use of the word 'attempted'?

Bertha Russell

It was never her claim that hurt me, but your silence.

George Russell

Will you forgive me now?

Bertha Russell

If I do, enjoy it. There will be no more forgiveness if you hide any such thing from me again.

George Russell

I've missed you, my darling. You can't know how much.

Gladys Russell

Are you and Mrs. Astor friends or rivals?

Bertha Russell

The two are not exclusive.

Bertha Russell

If you want to cook an omelet, you have to learn to break a few eggs.

Says the woman who hasn't cooked an omelet in twenty years.

Bertha Russell

I may not have made an omelet, but I have made a future. And I'm here to help you do the same.