That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
DOROTHY PARKERThe 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?
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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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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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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They sicken of the calm who know the storm.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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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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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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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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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.
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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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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I’m under the table/After four I’m under my host.
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