Elsa Maxwell Quote

People who have escaped from poverty are like old soldiers. In later years they recount the little, amusing incidents that happened infrequently, and conveniently forget the long, unrelieved stretches of misery and boredom.


R.S.V.P.: Elsa Maxwell's Own Story (1954)


People who have escaped from poverty are like old soldiers. In later years they recount the little, amusing incidents that happened infrequently, and ...

People who have escaped from poverty are like old soldiers. In later years they recount the little, amusing incidents that happened infrequently, and ...

People who have escaped from poverty are like old soldiers. In later years they recount the little, amusing incidents that happened infrequently, and ...

People who have escaped from poverty are like old soldiers. In later years they recount the little, amusing incidents that happened infrequently, and ...