Truman's Swans

"Never explain, never complain" The Duchess of Windsor

"Regrets? I think everyone has regrets, and people who say they haven’t are either liars . . . or narcissists. There have been many things in my life to have regrets about, in the sense I wish I could have changed them, or somehow made them not happen. What I don’t have is envy." Lee Radziwill

“Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town” Truman Capote

"I’d rather have bad things written about me than be forgotten" Pamela (Digby Churchill Hayward) Harriman

"I don't particularly like rich people. In fact, I have a kind of contempt for most of them...What did they expect? I'm a writer and I use everything. Did all those people think I was there just to entertain them?"

“I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity." Diana Vreeland

"I have an absurd kind of extravagance. If I see an orchid that’s fantastically expensive, I’ll buy it. It’s worth it, for no other reason than it gives me pleasure." Lee Radziwill

  “More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones” Truman Capote

  “When you're bored with yourself, marry and be bored with someone else” The Duke of Windsor

“A little bad taste is like a nice splash of paprika. We all need a splash of bad taste—it's hearty, it's healthy, it's physical. I think we could use more of it. No taste is what I'm against."

“My major regret in life is that my childhood was unnecessarily lonely” Truman Capote

  "You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It’s a way of life. Without it, you’re nobody. I’m not talking about lots of clothes." Diana Vreeland