John Betjeman
English poet, writer and broadcaster
Elsa Maxwellwas an American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day.
Maxwell is credited with the introduction of the scavenger hunt and treasure hunt for use as party games in the modern era.
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About the Elsa Maxwell
Elsa Maxwellwas an American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality and professional hostess renowned for her parties for royalty and high society figures of her day.
Maxwell is credited with the introduction of the scavenger hunt and treasure hunt for use as party games in the modern era. Her radio program, Elsa Maxwell’s Party Line, began in 1942; she also wrote a syndicated gossip column. She appeared as herself in the films Stage Door Canteenand Rhapsody in Blue (1945), as well as co-starring in the film Hotel for Women (1939), for which she wrote the screenplay and a song.
10 Quotes by Elsa Maxwell
- 1.
I make enemies deliberately. They are the sauce piquante to my dish of life.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
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Giving parties is a trivial avocation, but it pays the dues for my union card in humanity.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
- 3.
Seeing unhappiness in the marriage of friends, I was content to have chosen music and laughter as a substitute for a husband.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
- 4.
Bores put you in a mental cemetery while you are still walking.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
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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.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
- 6.
I don’t hate anyone. I dislike. But my dislike is the equivalent of anyone else’s hate.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
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Someone said that life is a party. You join in after it’s started and leave before it’s finished.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
- 8.
Existence is a party. You join after its started and you leave before its finished.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
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Serve the dinner backward, do anything – but for goodness sake, do something weird.
Elsa MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess
- 10.
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 MaxwellAmerican gossip columnist, author, songwriter, and hostess