Quotation by Amy Vanderbilt

We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are to live pleasantly with our fellow man.
Amy Vanderbilt (1908–1974), U.S. hostess, author. New Complete Book of Etiquette, pt. 1, introduction (1963).
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