But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
DOROTHY PARKERThis is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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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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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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What ever beauty may be it has for its basis order and for its essence unity Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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