Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
DOROTHY PARKERNow, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
More Dorothy Parker Quotes
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
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If all the girls attending [the Yale prom] were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be at all surprised.
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The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.
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I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem.
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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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Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty.
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If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
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It’s not the tragedies that kill us; it’s the messes.
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But I don’t give up; I forget why not.
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Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.
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Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne.
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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
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[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that’s much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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He is a writer for the ages, the ages of four to eight.
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Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.
DOROTHY PARKER