Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
DOROTHY PARKERBy 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.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
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If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
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A girl’s best friend is her mutter.
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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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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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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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Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour.
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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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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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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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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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