Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
DOROTHY PARKERIf you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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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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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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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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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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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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