Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
DOROTHY PARKERNow 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!
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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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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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
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I know this will come as a shock to you, Mr. Goldwyn, but in all history, which has held billions and billions of human beings, not a single one ever had a happy ending.
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If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
DOROTHY PARKER