But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
DOROTHY PARKERAll I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
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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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Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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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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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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