Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
DOROTHY PARKERShould they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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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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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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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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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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