I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
DOROTHY PARKERAnd I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Writing well is the best revenge.
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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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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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It was written without fear and without research.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
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Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
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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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