I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true.
DOROTHY PARKERYou do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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It was written without fear and without research.
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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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A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.
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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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Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
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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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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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If you don’t have anything nice to say, come sit by me.
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I hate writing, I love having written.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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Don’t look at me in that tone of voice.
DOROTHY PARKER