Lady Otomo No Sakonoe

Famous quotes containing the words lady and/or sakonoe:

    What did she say?—Just what she ought, of course. A lady always does.—She said enough to show there need not be despair—and to invite him to say more himself.
    Jane Austen (1775–1817)

    Unknown love
    Is as bitter a thing
    As the maiden-lily
    —Lady Otomo No Sakonoe (fl. 8th century)