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Lady Be Good: The Life and Times of Dorothy Hale

Book by Pamela L Hamilton · 3 quotes · 1920s, Nostalgia, The Past

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“And what else is one to do when presented so unexpectedly with such stupefying intrigue but continue turning the pages back in time, a time when a wave of excess carried the American aristocracy and titled Europeans to grand ships and grander estates for extravagant parties never before seen and never seen thereafter. They stumbled onto the laps of married lovers, champagne spilling onto polished marble floors, betrayal and indecency dressed up in custom-made suits and an air of refinement honed since birth. This was the Jazz Age. The Crazy Years. Les Années Folles, as she often said.”

Nostalgia 1920s Jazz Age

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“The rest of us have to play along with God’s little game of Russian roulette, His eternal lesson to live it up while you can. And far be it for me to turn away from God—let’s get a drink.”

Humor 1920s Jazz Age

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“Someone has to unbutton the stuffed shirts of the beau monde.”

1920s Jazz Age Cafe Society

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