Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
DOROTHY PARKERIt turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
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You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
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It turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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This is me apologizing. I am a fool, a bird-brain, a liar and a horse-thief. I wouldn’t touch a superlative again with an umbrella.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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