[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
DOROTHY PARKER
Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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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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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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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 only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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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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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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