“She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and her fantastically accurate shot-placing was certainly a study in composition.”
Janet Flanner“The older women were Sunbeams and I guess we were Cherubs or Lambs but our mothers were Nightingales.”
Janet Flanner“I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks.”
Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939“She felt about a love set as a painter does about his masterpiece; each ace serve was a form of brushwork to her, and her fantastically accurate shot-placing was certainly a study in composition.”
Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939“In the history of art there are periods when bread seems so beautiful that it nearly gets into museums.”
Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939“She had storms all her life, but she died peacefully.”
Janet Flanner, Paris Was Yesterday, 1925-1939