People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
DOROTHY PARKERVice is nice, but liquor is quicker.
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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It was written without fear and without research.
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The only dependable law of life – everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.
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I can’t write five words but that I change seven.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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There’s a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.
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Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.
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If I didn’t care for fun and such, I’d probably amount to much. But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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