Elsa Maxwell quotes

Nothing spoils a good party like a genius. (Elsa Maxwell)
Serve the dinner backward, do anything - but for goodness sake, do something weird. View quote
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I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life. View quote
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Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking. View quote
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Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores. View quote
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The secret of my success is that no woman has ever been jealous of me. View quote
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Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can. View quote
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I don't hate anyone. I dislike. But my dislike is the equivalent of anyone else's hate. View quote
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Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity. View quote
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Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband. View quote
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A bore is a vacuum cleaner of society, sucking up everything and giving nothing. Bores are always eager to be seen talking to you. (Elsa Maxwell)
Someone said that life is a party. You join in after it's started and leave before it's finished. View quote
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