Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
DOROTHY PARKERAll I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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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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Writing well is the best revenge.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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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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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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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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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.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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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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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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