But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
DOROTHY PARKERThey tire of quiet, that have known the storm
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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All I say is, nobody has any business to go around looking like a horse and behaving as if it were all right. You don’t catch horses going around looking like people, do you?
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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Oh, seek, my love, your newer way; I’ll not be left in sorrow. So long as I have yesterday, Go take your damned tomorrow!
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