Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
DOROTHY PARKERPeople ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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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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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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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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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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