And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
DOROTHY PARKERHeterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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It was written without fear and without research.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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