Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!
DOROTHY PARKERThe 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.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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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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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
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I know this will come as a shock to you, Mr. Goldwyn, but in all history, which has held billions and billions of human beings, not a single one ever had a happy ending.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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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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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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