There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
DOROTHY PARKERThey tire of quiet, that have known the storm
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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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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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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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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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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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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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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