But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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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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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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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 hate writing, I love having written.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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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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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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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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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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