Fra fødselen til attenårsalderen trenger en pike gode foreldre, fra atten til trettifem trenger hun skjønnhet, og deretter en sterk personlighet. Etter femtifem trenger hun dessuten rikelig med penger.
From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents. From eighteen to thirty-five she needs good looks. From thirty-five to fifty-five, she needs a good personality. From fifty-five on, she needs good cash.