Nowadays, We Never Allow Ourselves The Convenience

The Truly Essential Bargain Between Host And Guest Requires The Guest Only To Respond Promptly, Show Up On Time, Socialize With Other Guests, Thank The Host, Write Additional Thanks And Reciprocate. You Needn't Bring Anything.

Everyone Old Enough To Have A Secret Is Entitled To Have Some Place To Keep It.

You Think Death Is Any Better An Excuse For Desertion Than Any Other?

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.

If You Put Together All The Ingredients That Naturally Attract Children - Sex, Violence, Revenge, Spectacle And Vigorous Noise - What You Have Is Grand Opera.