Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
DOROTHY PARKERGenius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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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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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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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 don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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Money cannot buy health, but I’d settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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