Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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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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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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It was written without fear and without research.
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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.
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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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Writing well is the best revenge.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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