It turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.
DOROTHY PARKERCreativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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The only useful thing I ever learned in school was that if you spit on your eraser it erased ink.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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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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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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