“My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip.What is the difference between scandal and gossip?Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.”
“Scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.”
“Gossip isn't scandal and its not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same”
“Lebedev: ...There'll be a scandal, the tongues of the whole district will buzz with gossip, but it's better to go through a scandal, isn't it, than to destroy yourself for your whole life.”
“The difference between gossip and history is if the person being talked about is alive or dead.Roy Carl Weiler Sr.”
“There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.”