Vice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
DOROTHY PARKERTake me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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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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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any 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 being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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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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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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