But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
DOROTHY PARKERIf you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Maybe it is only I, but conditions are such these days, that if you use studiously correct grammar, people suspect you of homosexual tendencies.
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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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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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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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I hate writing, I love having written.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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