Party

Political party thumb|250px|The Life and Soul, the man who will never go home while there is one man, woman or glass of anything not yet drunk    —Katherine Whitehorn A party is a gathering of people, usually invited by a host, for the purposes of socialising, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature food and beverages, conversation, music, dancing, and other forms of entertainment. Quotes The sooner every party breaks up the better. Jane Austen, Emma (1815), Ch. 25 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry:For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Bible: Luke 15:23–24 (KJV) A party without cake is just a meeting. Doubtfully attributed to Julia Child "Fans adore quoting Julia Child, but often get it wrong", The Boston Globe (17 November 2020) I entertained on a cruising ship that was so much fun that I had to sink my yacht to make my guests go home. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Crack-Up (1945), "Notebooks, K" I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925), Ch. 3 It’s party time! P-A-R-T-Why? Because I gotta! Stanley Ipkiss (Jim Carrey), The Mask (1994) HE: Have you heard it's in the starsNext July we collide with Mars?SHE: Well, did you evah!What a swell party this is. Cole Porter, "Well, Did You Evah!" Certainly, there is nothing else here to enjoy. George Bernard Shaw, when asked if he was enjoying himself at a party. Reported in: Pass the Port (Oxfam, 1976) 'So like one's first parties,' said Miss Runcible, 'being sick with other people singing.' Evelyn Waugh, Vile Bodies (1930), Ch. 1 The Life and Soul, the man who will never go home while there is one man, woman or glass of anything not yet drunk. Katherine Whitehorn, Sunday Best (1976), "Husband-Swapping" Idioms Life of the party Life and soul of the party Party animal External links Category:Themes