A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is.

Diana Vreeland
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  1. A funny person is funny only for so long, but a wit can sit down and go on being spellbinding forever. One is not meant to laugh. One stays quiet and marvels. Spontaneously witty talk is without question the most fascinating entertainment there is.

  2. A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere. It's the life you’re living in the dress.

  3. We are not looking for endless variety--we are looking for fashion." February 10, 1967, Memo re HAIR ON SITTINGS

  4. A lie to get out of something, or take an advantage for oneself, that’s one thing; but a lie to make life more interesting–well, that’s entirely different.

  5. The only real elegance is in the mind if you've got that the rest really comes from it.

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