You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.
DOROTHY PARKERIt’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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They tire of quiet, that have known the storm
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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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They sicken of the calm who know the storm.
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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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If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
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Ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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The best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.
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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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A liberal is a man who leaves the room before the fight starts.
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