“I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.”

—  Alice Roosevelt Longworth

As quoted in The Best (1974), edited by Peter Passell and Leonard Ross.

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American writer and prominent socialite 1884–1980

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