That amenity which the French have developed into a great art . . . conversation. — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
“My parents took us to dinner but we came back early. Tomorrow was to be a day of days and we must get a… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
Tragedy can break the heart but not the dam of the tearducts while schmaltz can dissolve the most hardened sophisticate. — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
The reason for the scaffolding on the tower of Saint Germain-des-Près is that a rich American has purchased it and is having it crated… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
“To Mr. Blot, who went through life an unconscious example of the raison d'être of the British Empire, a shipwreck was merely one of… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
The French have no such expression as 'killing time.' In their more philosophical vocabulary the term is 'passing time,' which means savoring all moments… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
Emily and I have now reached the time in life when not only do we lie about our ages, we forget what we've said… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
Women have a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed. — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
There are compensations for growing older. One is the realization that to be sporting isn't at all necessary. It is a great relief to… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
There is no English equivalent for the French word flâneur. Cassell's dictionary defines flâneur as a stroller, saunterer, drifter but none of these terms… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
Courtesy is fine and heaven knows we need more and more of it in a rude and frenetic world, but mechanized courtesy is as… — Cornelia Otis Skinner Copy Share Image
