"Never let the buggers get you down..."

"...c/o the Little One Thing Resistance Movement..."

"... and may God give her grace to read it..."

"Be good or I'll come & chaperone you!"

"Be inspired, my darling..."

"SCARY bedtime reading..."

"A beautifully written book for a beautiful hostess..."

"...may we never grow old..."

"Know you said 'No presents' but frankly, that's not your call..."

""...for I was Shakespeare's countryman and were you not my friend?""

"In celebration of 'nos vendredis'..."

"You will doubtless utter curses / After several hundred verses ..."

"When I was young + life was fun..."

"...the [adjective] girl who hadn't any problems  in London between July and Sept of 1972..."

"I hope you like this little book we bought on a wild December day..."

""What times are ahead of us? Who knows?""