And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
DOROTHY PARKERThis is me apologizing. I am a fool, a bird-brain, a liar and a horse-thief. I wouldn’t touch a superlative again with an umbrella.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Oh, seek, my love, your newer way; I’ll not be left in sorrow. So long as I have yesterday, Go take your damned tomorrow!
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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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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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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