My doctor has advised me to give up those intimate little dinners for four. Unless there are three people eating with me.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Welles jokes about needing three companions to avoid intimate dinners, implying his social needs.
- In plain terms
- He likes dinner parties with three others.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose your social settings wisely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who should you share meals with?
Another view
It is a joke, not a rule.
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