Of Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
DOROTHY PARKERThe definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone: Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.
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Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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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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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.
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