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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They sicken of the calm who know the storm.
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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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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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
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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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All I say is, nobody has any business to go around looking like a horse and behaving as if it were all right. You don’t catch horses going around looking like people, do you?
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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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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