Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
DOROTHY PARKERTake me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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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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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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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
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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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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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