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That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation.

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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... I have always fallen for ads. The sweetheart of J. Walter Thompson, I have a peasant-like belief in whatever miracle they profess to effect.
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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.
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It's as though some poor devil were to set out for a large dinner party with the knowledge that the following morning he would be hearing exactly what each of the other guests thought of him.
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