Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
DOROTHY PARKERI hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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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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What ever beauty may be it has for its basis order and for its essence unity Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.
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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
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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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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
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I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them.
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I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them.
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