This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
DOROTHY PARKERThe Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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Vice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
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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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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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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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By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this — One of you is lying.
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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