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“It's not that I don't want to be a beauty, that I don't yearn to be dripping with glamour. It's just that I can't see how any woman can find time to do to herself all the things that must apparently be done to make herself beautiful and, having once done them, how anyone without the strength of mind of a foreign missionary can keep up such a regime.”

Quote by Cornelia Otis Skinner

Book:That's Me All Over: All the Favorite Absurdities from Dithers and Jitters, Soap Behind the Ears, and Excuse It, Please! Along with Tiny Garments

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That's Me All Over: All the Favorite Absurdities from Dithers and Jitters, Soap Behind the Ears, and Excuse It, Please! Along with Tiny Garments

This book is a compilation of the author's favorite humorous essays and anecdotes, including those from the works 'Dithers and Jitters', 'Soap Behind the Ears', and 'Excuse It, Please!'. It also features a selection of short stories titled 'Tiny Garments'. more

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Cornelia Otis Skinner

Cornelia Otis Skinner was an American author known for her witty and humorous writing style. Her works often focused on the roles and experiences of women in society, exploring their perspectives. Born on May 30, 1899, Skinner passed away on July 9, 1979. more

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