Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
DOROTHY PARKERLove is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Quick!! Act as if nothing has happened!
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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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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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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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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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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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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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All I say is, nobody has any business to go around looking like a horse and behaving as if it were all right. You don’t catch horses going around looking like people, do you?
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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