A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
DOROTHY PARKERIf you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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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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I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
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You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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