Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
DOROTHY PARKERYou can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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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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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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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 hate writing, I love having written.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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Oh, seek, my love, your newer way; I’ll not be left in sorrow. So long as I have yesterday, Go take your damned tomorrow!
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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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 don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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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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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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All I say is, nobody has any business to go around looking like a horse and behaving as if it were all right. You don’t catch horses going around looking like people, do you?
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