Janet Flanner

“Political figures are constantly misunderstood.”

“Paris was a universe whole and entire unto herself, hollowed and fashioned by history.”

“To be a tourist is to escape accountability.”

“The only time I have ever been happy in my life has been on board a vessel at sea.”

“Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.”

“History is the propaganda of the victors.”

“War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is a pestilence.”

“The sins of the fathers are not visited upon the children, it is the other way around.”

“He had a face like a racing yacht, streamlined, lean and beautiful.”

“I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.”

“Self-importance is a form of self-love.”

“One of the reasons I have no children is because I am a child.”