A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
DOROTHY PARKERLos Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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I know this will come as a shock to you, Mr. Goldwyn, but in all history, which has held billions and billions of human beings, not a single one ever had a happy ending.
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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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Women and elephants never forget.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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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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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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