Alice Mason (real estate broker)

"The key to my parties is the small tables That way people do not have to talk only to the people on their right or left. They can talk to the whole table."

"I was never interested in real estate; I was just interested in New York."

"I called many buildings and they said, ‘We would never take a Vanderbilt or an Astor — they’re the 1880s, and we’re the 1620s."

"I became a success almost overnight because I really made a study of the establishment to figure out how to outwit them."

"I only wanted a girl and I only wanted her born on Sunday and I wanted her to be a Taurus, not Gemini."

"“I really considered marriage a very boring thing I mean, I don’t think companionship is that marvelous. I never feel lonely."

"There are many people with family members who live on both sides."

"I’ve led this life for over 45 years, and it’s all a state of mind."