Tinsley Mortimer

“I always pamper myself with scented candles. They make the room look beautiful and me feel pretty.”

“Of particular note, Palm Beach is one of the safest places in the world to live or visit. Proof of this is that over thirty billionaires live in the 10.4 square mile area.”

“We are all human and have our good days, and bad days, so it's important to give one another space when dealing with your own issues.”

“When someone is outright nasty to you that hurts. I really try not to have a negative outlook. I mean, I'm not going to say I'm not disappointed when I read something bad about myself.”

“If you have a girlfriend who is a fellow divorcee, you share a lot of common ground because you've been through the same things.”

“I consider myself an Upper East Sider, but I may have to reconsider. While I was away, everyone seemed to flee!”

“I had never thought about living with a girlfriend as a roommate post-divorce, but when I decided to come back to New York and move in with my friend Sonja Morgan, it ended up being the best decision I ever made.”

“Life doesn't always end up where you want it to go; you have to be an optimist and keep moving forward.”

“People thought that I had all the money in the world and that I was this little perfect princess posing with her hand on her hip and her blonde hair and her curls.”

“I'm human, and we make mistakes. My biggest mistake was that I was running away from something here in New York and I ran into the wrong hands.”

“In the South, we assume that one will have substance, be polite, be kind, be nice, but that person also needs to present himself/herself to the world with an individual unique well-developed style that identifies them as special.”

“Watching my mother welcome guests in Virginia, where I was raised, taught me that if someone is invited to your home, it is your duty to make them feel welcome and comfortable at all times.”

“It doesn't matter if someone is your fourth cousin once removed, he is Cousin Jimmy and called that always.”

“Southerners pride themselves on being polite. This is why we always use euphemisms to express ourselves.”

“I do pack a different dress for each city, and if there are two events in a city, I have to pack two. Even so, I am able to travel with only one large suitcase and a small hanging bag for the fluffier dresses.”

“I am not a mean person. I would never hurt somebody.”

“My mother had a beautiful rose garden and would cut roses all summer and place in our house.”

“Make it clear that though you are happy to do anything the host likes, you are also perfectly fine exploring or relaxing by yourself. Give your host his or her space.”

“A good set of eyelashes can fix a lot. Or at least make you feel more confident. I can't live without them, I'm sorry. I can't look at myself without them. It's not that I don't feel pretty, but they make me feel prettier. And I don't know why someone doesn't want to look prettier.”

“But now, with the Internet, your picture is up and they're seeing you in Japan and Germany. That's what happened, and that's why I became more visible. Nothing I did was calculated.”