If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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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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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this — One of you is lying.
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They tire of quiet, that have known 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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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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