They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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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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I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.
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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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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
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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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[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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