Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
DOROTHY PARKERThey sicken of the calm who know the storm.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
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It was written without fear and without research.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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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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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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