- From Lydia to Keynes 28 December 1918
"Dear J. Keynes,
The book was most welcomed, and I appreciate indeed your charming thought".
- From Lydia to Keynes 3 November 1922
"Maynard I am so fond of you. I caress your slender fingers".
- From Lydia to Keynes 16 November 1923
"Your mother is a nice woman. You have her eyes and searching mind. I like to look at her".
- From Keynes to Lydia 18 February 1924
"Yes, this time I agree with you (I ought to agree always, because you are wiser than me – less intelligent but more wise)".
- From Lydia to Keynes 22 October 1924
"We, your mother and I, unloaded our feelings for you and for each other in relation of your being our entire idol".
- From Keynes to Lydia 19 October 1924
"Do you think the judge will give me a divorce, after all he might not, and I am a pessimist at present in ‘decree nisi’".
- From Keynes to Lydia 23 October 1924
"You must have no doubts. The [divorce] case is good".
- From Lydia to Keynes 18 January 1925
"The three Bloomsbyrites Vanessa, Duncan and Clive sang in chorus how I disgraced Bloomsbury going on the point of degree nisi, and how much more moral they were than I…".
- From Keynes to Lydia 1 February 1925
"I enclose a handkerchief for you to put your face against when you sleep in the chair or on the sofa".
- From Lydia to Keynes 15 February 1925
"I kiss your warm nest of a mouth".
- From Keynes to Lydia 1 February 1925
"I am very, very fond of you".