The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
DOROTHY PARKERYou can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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Where unwilling dies the rose; buds the new another year.
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Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
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Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.
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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.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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This is me apologizing. I am a fool, a bird-brain, a liar and a horse-thief. I wouldn’t touch a superlative again with an umbrella.
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A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
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There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
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The cleverest woman on earth is the biggest fool on earth with a man.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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