A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
DOROTHY PARKERHe is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.
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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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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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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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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Vice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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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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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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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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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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