Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
DOROTHY PARKERHe is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
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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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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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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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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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