They sicken of the calm who know the storm.
DOROTHY PARKERYears are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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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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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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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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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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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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Writing well is the best revenge.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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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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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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There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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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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