The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
DOROTHY PARKERSaid after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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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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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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They sicken of the calm who know the storm.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.
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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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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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[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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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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I hate writing, I love having written.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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