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Dorothy Parker

There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
DOROTHY PARKER

Distance Hell Simplicity Sports Truth Word
Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
DOROTHY PARKER

Acceptance Leaving Myself
I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.
DOROTHY PARKER

Money Myself Wealth
Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
DOROTHY PARKER

Beyond Live Wild
Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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Diamond Health Money Myself
Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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City Place Search
Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
DOROTHY PARKER

Death God
I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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Man Myself Relationship Requirement Stupidity
If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
DOROTHY PARKER

End Surprise Woman
Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
DOROTHY PARKER

Death God
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Boredom Curious Deep
The 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.
DOROTHY PARKER

Appearance Fashion Lost Myself
There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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Around Charm Done Stop
The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
DOROTHY PARKER

Big Earth Fools Love Man Woman
I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
DOROTHY PARKER

Hate Myself People Rich
Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
DOROTHY PARKER

Death God

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