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“My favourite setting are England, because I was born here and love it, and Spain, because it's fabulous and so romantic.”

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Diana Hamilton
Diana Hamilton

Diana Hamilton was a renowned writer whose works spanned various genres, including novels, essays, and poetry. She was known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature. She passed away on May 3, 2009, but her works continue to be cherished by readers today. more

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“One reason that the task of inventing manners is so difficult is that etiquette is folk custom, and people have emotional ties to the forms of their youth. That is why there is such hostility between generations in times of rapid change; their manners being different, each feels affronted by the other, taking even the most surface choices for challenges.”

“You can deny all you want that there is etiquette, and a lot of people do in everyday life. But if you behave in a way that offends the people you're trying to deal with, they will stop dealing with you...There are plenty of people who say, 'We don't care about etiquette, but we can't stand the way so-and-so behaves, and we don't want him around!' Etiquette doesn't have the great sanctions that the law has. But the main sanction we do have is in not dealing with these people and isolating them because their behavior is unbearable.”

“The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities of sneakers. Manners are available to all, for free.”