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.
It turns out that, at social gatherings, as a source of entertainment, conviviality, and good fun, I rank somewhere between a sprig of parsley and a single ice-skate.
![Dorothy Parker Quote - [On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/on-the-ringing-of-her-doorbell-or-telephone-what-f-683x1024.jpg)
