As successful people are afraid of being used, unsuccessful people are afraid of being snubbed, interesting people want to talk about something diffe… - Judith Martin

It reminds her of those dreadful sorts who used to go around announcing “I’m a people person,” as though one had another choice.

In a fit of exasperation, Miss Manners once demanded of a six-year-old person how it could be so childish and was forced to admit the justice of its reply, “I'm a child."

As if etiquette weren’t magnificently capable of being used to make others feel uncomfortable. All right. Miss Manners will give you an example, although you are spoiling her Queen Victoria mood: If you are rude to your ex-husband’s new wife at your daughter’s wedding, you will make her feel smug. Comfortable. If you are charming and polite, you will make her feel uncomfortable. Which do you want to do? On