A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relativ…

P. J. O'Rourke
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.10, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p.10, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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