If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
DOROTHY PARKERMisfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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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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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
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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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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
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