I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.
DOROTHY PARKER[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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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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Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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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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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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Ducking for apples — change one letter and it’s the story of my life.
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You can’t teach an old dogma new tricks.
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
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And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.
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The writer’s way is rough and lonely, and who would choose it while there are vacancies in more gracious professions, such as, say, cleaning out ferryboats?
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Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
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Women and elephants never forget.
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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.
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And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.
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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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Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
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