The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth; like canasta, it does away with the bother of talk after dinner. - Mary McCarthy

That was your day, Mother,' Dottie said patiently. 'Sacrifices aren't necessary any more. […] I've thought about this a lot, out West. Sacrifice is a dated idea. A superstition, really, Mother, like burning widows in India. What society is aiming at now is the full development of the individual.

They would not be happy unless she conformed to their definition of enjoyment, which meant that she would have to be miserable to satisfy them.

I do not mind if I lose my soul for all eternity. If the kind of God exists Who would damn me for not working out a deal with Him, then that is unfortunate. I should not care to spend eternity in the company of such a person.