Bette Davis, This 'n That (1987) by Davis, with Michael Herskowitz, p. 52

I survived those three weeks with hardly a decent meal or anyone to help. I kept a brown paper bag in the wastebasket next to my bed. I ate all my meals in my bedroom during this time, so I could pitch the inedible food into it and not be rude to the cooks. This problem, though it had overtones of comedy, was not good for my health. All my film career I had envied Katharine Hepburn's high cheekbones and narrow face. Now I had them.

— Bette Davis

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I survived those three weeks with hardly a decent meal or anyone to help. I kept a brown paper bag in the wastebasket next to my bed. I ate all my meals in my bedroom during this time, so I could pitch the inedible food into it and not be rude to the cooks. This problem, though it had overtones of comedy, was not good for my health. All my film career I had envied Katharine Hepburn's high cheekbones and narrow face. Now I had them." in the context of "Bette Davis, This 'n That (1987) by Davis, with Michael Herskowitz, p. 52" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Katharine Hepburn

About Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Houghton Hepburn (12 May 1907 – 29 June 2003) was an American actress of film, television and stage. In 1999, Hepburn was named as the greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute.