It was written without fear and without research.
DOROTHY PARKERPeople ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!
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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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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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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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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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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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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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