And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
DOROTHY PARKERHeterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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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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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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