Dorothy Parker

My verses, I...

My verses, I...

My verses, I cannot say poems. . . . I was following in the exquisite footsteps of Miss Millay, unhappily in my own...

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There is entirely...

There is entirely...

There is entirely too much charm around, and something must be done to stop it.

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Men don't like...

Men don't like...

Men don't like nobility in woman. Not any men. I suppose it is because the men like to have the copyrights on nobility...

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It's not the...

It's not the...

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

Source: In Interview in...

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By the time...

By the time...

By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying...

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He has a...

He has a...

He has a capacity for enjoyment so vast that he gives away great chunks to those about him, and never even misses...

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There's a helluva...

There's a helluva...

There's a helluva distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with...

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Art is a...

Art is a...

Art is a form of catharsis.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith...

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Excuse me, everybody,...

Excuse me, everybody,...

Excuse me, everybody, I have to go to the bathroom. I really have to telephone, but I'm too embarrassed to say...

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This play John...

This play John...

This play John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln holds the season's record, thus far, with a run of four evening...

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Wit has truth...

Wit has truth...

Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

Source: In...

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Well, there are...

Well, there are...

Well, there are always those who cannot distinguish between glitter and glamour . . . the glamour of Isadora Duncan...

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The only 'ism'...

The only 'ism'...

The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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I can't write...

I can't write...

I can't write five words but that I change seven.

Source: In The Algonquin Wits, by...

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I was the...

I was the...

I was the toast of two continents: Greenland and Australia.

Source: In Webster's...

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. . ....

. . ....

. . . as for helping me in the outside world, the Convent taught me only that if you spit on a pencil eraser, it will...

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I require only...

I require only...

I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.

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Love is like...

Love is like...

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch is, and it darts...

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Work is the...

Work is the...

Work is the province of cattle.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for Success,...

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A list of...

A list of...

A list of authors who have made themselves most beloved and therefore, most comfortable financially, shows that it is...

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