Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
DOROTHY PARKERQuick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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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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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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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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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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It was written without fear and without research.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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