Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
DOROTHY PARKEROf Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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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!
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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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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Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
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I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.
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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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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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