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Courtesy is fine and heaven knows we need more and more of it in a rude and frenetic world, but mechanized courtesy is as pallid as Pablum ... in fact, it isn't even courtesy.
Cornelia Otis Skinner
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: May 30
Died: 1979
Died: July 9
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