It turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.
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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The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I’m under the table/After four I’m under my host.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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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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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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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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