The Gilded Age (TV Series)

Irresistible Change (2022)

Carrie Coon: Bertha Russell

Quotes 

• Marian Brook : Mrs. Van Rhijn strongly believes that it is an improper liaison.

  Bertha Russell : What proof is there?

  Marian Brook : They were in the street together, and she laid her hand on his arm.

  Bertha Russell : Is every woman who touches a man's sleeve in the middle of an improper affair?

  Marian Brook : My aunt believes that is generally the case when the couple are of a very different rank.

• Bertha Russell : Must everything in life present a challenge?

  Ward McAllister : Everything worth having.

• Ward McAllister : This is a turning point in history, Mrs. Russell. But are we headed in the right direction?

  Bertha Russell : We don't have a choice in the matter, Mr. McAllister. We must go where history takes us.