His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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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I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Maybe it is only I, but conditions are such these days, that if you use studiously correct grammar, people suspect you of homosexual tendencies.
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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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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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
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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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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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