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Quotes by Jessica Mitford
(1917 - 1996)


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CrimeWhen is conduct a crime, and when is a crime not a crime? When Somebody Up There -- a monarch, a dictator, a Pope, a legislator -- so decrees.
funeral businessEuphemisms such as "slumber room" abound in the funeral business.
FuneralsGracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public.
FuneralsO death where is thy sting? O grave where is thy victory? Where, indeed? Many a badly stung survivor, faced with the aftermath of some relative's funeral, has ruefully conceded that the victory has been won hands down by the funeral establishment.
InfluenceYou may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.
SpeechThings on the whole are much faster in America; people don't "stand for election," they "run for office."
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