Matinee customers must enter the theatre in a more matter-of-fact frame of mind, hanging on tightly before they let themselves go. BEATRICE LILLIE CustomerFrameMatterMindMoreThemselves
In my experience, anyone can paint if he doesn’t have to. BEATRICE LILLIE AbilityAnyoneExperiencePaint
In the theater, I’ve found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its troubles. BEATRICE LILLIE Audience EveningLaughterMindPerformanceTheatre
[To waiter who had spilled soup on her:] Never darken my Dior again! BEATRICE LILLIE DiorSoupSpilledWaiter
I’ll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a fourth at meals. BEATRICE LILLIE AgeBornCountryMealsMotherPeople
Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense – adapting one-self to circumstances – and a sense of humor. BEATRICE LILLIE AverageCircumstanceCommonSelfSense
I took up knitting from time to time as a relaxation, but I always put it down again before going out to buy a rocking chair. BEATRICE LILLIE ChairGoingKnittingRelaxationRockstar
The vows one makes privately are more binding than any ceremony or even a Shubert contract. BEATRICE LILLIE CeremonyContractsMakeMoneyPrivatelyVow