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.
DOROTHY PARKERDucking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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This is me apologizing. I am a fool, a bird-brain, a liar and a horse-thief. I wouldn’t touch a superlative again with an umbrella.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
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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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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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