Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
DOROTHY PARKERThose who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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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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Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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What ever beauty may be it has for its basis order and for its essence unity Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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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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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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