Jessica Mitford quotes

You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty. (Jessica Mitford)
Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public. View quote
Jessica Mitford
A thirteen-year-old is a kaleidoscope of different personalities, if not in most ways a mere figment of her own imagination. At that age, what and who you are depends largely on what book you happen to be reading at the moment. View quote
Jessica Mitford
Things on the whole are much faster in America; people don't 'stand for election', they 'run for office.' View quote
Jessica Mitford
I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister. View quote
Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford

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Occupation: American Journalist
Born: September 11, 1917
Died: July 23, 1996
Quotes count: 5

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