That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
DOROTHY PARKERHonesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The only useful thing I ever learned in school was that if you spit on your eraser it erased ink.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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By the time you swear you’re his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this — One of you is lying.
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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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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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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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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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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I’m under the table/After four I’m under my host.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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