Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
DOROTHY PARKERThat would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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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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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!
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