His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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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 “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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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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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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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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