Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
DOROTHY PARKERIf you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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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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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
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Friends come and go but I wouldn’t have thought you’d be one of them.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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