F. G. Ranevskaya lived a long time - 88 years. An actress who can replace the entire troupe; a philosopher with a cigarette, a scandalous person, a sarcastic lady, with a thick voice, a terribly lonely and vulnerable soul... An explosive mixture! She never hesitated in expressing herself. Her wit is akin to a reflex - it is involuntary. This collection included aphorisms, jokes, anecdotes, everyday stories, the author or main character of which is F. Ranevskaya.