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Dorothy Parker Quotes

Why is it no one sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get one perfect rose Picture Quote #1

Four be the things I’d have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt Picture Quote #1

Mrs. Ewing was a short woman who accepted the obligation borne by so many short women to make up in vivacity what they lack in number of inches from the ground Picture Quote #1

Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation Picture Quote #1

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires Picture Quote #1

Her big heart did not, as is so sadly often the case, inhabit a big bosom Picture Quote #1

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Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away Picture Quote #1

The plot is so tired that even this reviewer, who in infancy was let drop by a nurse with the result that she has ever since been mystified by amateur coin tricks, was able to guess the identity of the murderer from the middle of the book Picture Quote #1

Somewhere, there, is an analogy, in a small way, if you have the patience for it. But I guess it isn’t a very good anecdote. I’m better at animal stories Picture Quote #1

For a few minutes, everything is so cute that the mind reels... And then, believe it or not, things get worse. So I shot myself Picture Quote #1

I know that an author must be brave enough to chop away clinging tentacles of good taste for the sake of a great work. But this is no great work, you see Picture Quote #1

The sun’s gone dim, and the moon’s gone black. For I loved him, and he didn’t love back Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them Picture Quote #1

Q: What’s the difference between an enzyme and a hormone? A: You can’t hear an enzyme Picture Quote #1

I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem Picture Quote #1

Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour Picture Quote #1

Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience Picture Quote #1

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Guns aren’t lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful. So you might as well live Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

This must be a gift book. That is to say a book, which you wouldn’t take on any other terms Picture Quote #1

Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you! Picture Quote #1

My land is bare of chattering folk; / the clouds are low along the ridges, / and sweet’s the air with curly smoke / from all my burning bridges Picture Quote #1

When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken Picture Quote #1

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I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true Picture Quote #1

If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them Picture Quote #1

When you have to apologize, it is well, I suppose, to get the thing over quickly Picture Quote #1

Innocence is a desirable thing, a dainty thing, an appealing thing, in its place; but carried too far, it is merely ridiculous Picture Quote #1

You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do Picture Quote #1

The only useful thing I ever learned in school was that if you spit on your eraser it erased ink Picture Quote #1

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Why is it no one sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get one perfect rose (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Four be the things I’d have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Mrs. Ewing was a short woman who accepted the obligation borne by so many short women to make up in vivacity what they lack in number of inches from the ground (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation (Dorothy Parker Quotes) The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Her big heart did not, as is so sadly often the case, inhabit a big bosom (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away (Dorothy Parker Quotes) The plot is so tired that even this reviewer, who in infancy was let drop by a nurse with the result that she has ever since been mystified by amateur coin tricks, was able to guess the identity of the murderer from the middle of the book (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Somewhere, there, is an analogy, in a small way, if you have the patience for it. But I guess it isn’t a very good anecdote. I’m better at animal stories (Dorothy Parker Quotes) For a few minutes, everything is so cute that the mind reels... And then, believe it or not, things get worse. So I shot myself (Dorothy Parker Quotes) I know that an author must be brave enough to chop away clinging tentacles of good taste for the sake of a great work. But this is no great work, you see (Dorothy Parker Quotes) The sun’s gone dim, and the moon’s gone black. For I loved him, and he didn’t love back (Dorothy Parker Quotes) 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 (Dorothy Parker Quotes) I was always sweet, at first. Oh, it’s so easy to be sweet to people before you love them (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Q: What’s the difference between an enzyme and a hormone? A: You can’t hear an enzyme (Dorothy Parker Quotes) I’m not a writer with a drinking problem, I’m a drinker with a writing problem (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Bewildered is the fox who lives to find that grapes beyond reach can be really sour (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Guns aren’t lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful. So you might as well live (Dorothy Parker Quotes) 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 (Dorothy Parker Quotes) This must be a gift book. That is to say a book, which you wouldn’t take on any other terms (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you! (Dorothy Parker Quotes) My land is bare of chattering folk; / the clouds are low along the ridges, / and sweet’s the air with curly smoke / from all my burning bridges (Dorothy Parker Quotes) When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken (Dorothy Parker Quotes) I don’t mind anything that’s written about me, as long as it’s not true (Dorothy Parker Quotes) If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them (Dorothy Parker Quotes) When you have to apologize, it is well, I suppose, to get the thing over quickly (Dorothy Parker Quotes) Innocence is a desirable thing, a dainty thing, an appealing thing, in its place; but carried too far, it is merely ridiculous (Dorothy Parker Quotes) You do what you can, and you do it because you should. But all you can do is all you can do (Dorothy Parker Quotes) The only useful thing I ever learned in school was that if you spit on your eraser it erased ink (Dorothy Parker Quotes)

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