The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
DOROTHY PARKERIf you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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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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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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