Kay Thompson Quotes

“Here’s what I can do Chew gum, write, spell, stand on my head for the longest amount of time, stand on my toes, get dizzy and fall down, make a terrible face And here’s the thing of it Most of the time I’m on the telephone”

“Nanny is my nurse She wears tissue paper in her dress and you can hear it She is English and has 8 hairpins made out of bones She says that’s all she needs in this life for Lords sake”

“You have to eat your oatmeal or you’ll dry up Anybody knows that Nanny likes her coffee hot hot hot An egg cup makes a very good hat”

“I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception”

“Getting bored is not allowed Sometimes I comb my hair with a fork Sometimes I wear my arm in a sling Sometimes I put a rubber band on the end of my nose”

“TV is in the drawing room I always have to watch it with a parasol in case there’s some sort of glare And oh my Lord when its fight night Nanny is absolutely wild and we have to scamper into our places and get ready”

“I live down at the end of the hall. Sometimes I take two sticks and skidder them along the walls And when I run down the hall I slomp my feet agains the woodwork which is very good for scuffing and noise Sometimes I slomp my skates if I want to make a really loud and terrible racket.”

“Every night when it’s time to go to bed Nanny yawns out loud and says she is tired tired tired I make as much noise as I possibly can by turning on the phonograph real loud and hollering a lot”

“Sometimes I get terribly sick and have to be waited on Sometimes I get so sick my head falls over and is wobbling until it is loose”

“Oh my Lord There’s so much to do Tomorrow I think I’ll pour a pitcher of water down the mail chute”

“Eloise is a very special little girl who lives at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. She may not be pretty yet, but she’s definitely already a real person.”

“There is a lobby which is enormously large with marble pillars and ladies in it and a revolving door with dP on it.”

“I spend an awful lot of time in the lobby. For instance every day I have to go to the Desk Clerk and see what’s happening there. Then I stop by the Mail Desk to see if they have any stamps.”

“Then I go to the House Phones and make several calls to see if anybody’s in. The Bell Captain knows who I am.”

“I am a nuisance in the lobby. Mr. Salomone said so. He is the Manager. I always say ‘Good morning, Mr. Salomone’ and he always says ‘Good morning, Eloise.”

“I live on the top floor. Of course I am apt to be on any floor at any time. And if I want to go anywhere I simply take the elevator. For instance if I happen to be on the second floor I just press the button until it comes up..”

″... and when those doors clank shut we ride up and I get out on the 5th Floor and as soon as that elevator is out of the sight I skibble up those stairs to the 8th floor and then...”

“I live down at the end of the hall. Sometimes I take two sticks and skidder them along the walls. And when I run down the hall I slomp my feet against the woodwork which is very good for scuffing and noise.”

“Nanny is my nurse. She wears tissue paper in her dress and you can hear it. She is English and has 8 hairpins made out of bones. She says that’s all she needs in this life for Lord’s sake.”

“I have a dog that looks like a cat. His name is Weenie. Sometimes I put sunglasses on him. I have a turtle. His name is Skipperdee. He eats raisins and wears sneakers. The Plaza is the only hotel in New York that will allow you to have a turtle.”