Writing well is the best revenge.
DOROTHY PARKERWriting well is the best revenge.
DOROTHY PARKERTelegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
DOROTHY PARKERThe cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
DOROTHY PARKERBut I don’t give up; I forget why not.
DOROTHY PARKERWriting is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
DOROTHY PARKERMost good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
DOROTHY PARKERA liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
DOROTHY PARKERWomen and elephants never forget.
DOROTHY PARKERA girl’s best friend is her mutter.
DOROTHY PARKERGenius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
DOROTHY PARKERA little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
DOROTHY PARKERThey sicken of the calm who know the storm.
DOROTHY PARKEROf Orson Welles: It’s like meeting God without dying.
DOROTHY PARKERI was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
DOROTHY PARKERThat woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
DOROTHY PARKERThe cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
DOROTHY PARKER