Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Gets Too Cute
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Paris Hilton now appears in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.
Her quote:
“Dress cute wherever you go, life is too short to blend in,” was worthy of inclusion, editors decided.
Dress Cute: Paris Quote Makes Dictionary
Oxford University Press has been a source of displeasure to many since it ceased publication of many scholarly editions and became much more profit-oriented.
A quotations book that exchanges trenchancy and literary value for mere current celebrity is one that may be bought but rarely opened.
I own a copy of H.L. Mencken’s quotations collections. Wish I thought to consult it more often.
Unless quoting silly socialites is your goal seek an older edition. One of your local used bookshops is bound to have some.