Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
DOROTHY PARKERDon’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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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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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
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Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
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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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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
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It was written without fear and without research.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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There’s life for you. Spend the best years of your life studying penmanship and rhetoric and syntax and Beowulf and George Eliot, and then somebody steals your pencil.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
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I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have money.
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Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.
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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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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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