Anita Loos Quotes

Tallulah [Bankhead] never bored anyone, and I consider that humanitarianism of a very high order indeed.

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• Tallulah [Bankhead] never bored anyone, and I consider that humanitarianism of a very high order indeed.

  

  Anita Loos
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  • Order