Dorothy Parker Quotes


Scratch a lover, and find a foe. Dorothy Parker Love 149
Brevity is the soul of lingerie. Dorothy Parker Wit 145
Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. Dorothy Parker Drinking 142
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. Dorothy Parker Humor 130
I hate writing I love having written. Dorothy Parker Writing process 125
The two most beautiful words in the English language are Check enclosed. Dorothy Parker Money 123
It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard. Dorothy Parker Eggs 122
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is a thing than can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Roumania. Dorothy Parker Absurdity 119
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 Children 116
Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves. Dorothy Parker Cashmoney 114
Brevity is the soul of lingerie. Dorothy Parker Fashion 101
Travel, trouble, music, art, A kiss, a frock, a rhyme - I never said they feed my heart, But still they pass my time. Dorothy Parker Vacations 100
Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you; And that cleans up the matter. Dorothy Parker Men 99
London is satisfied Paris is resigned but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off and it must hurry to meet it. Dorothy Parker New york city 98
I like to have a martini Two at the very most. After three Im under the table after four Im under my host. Dorothy Parker Drinking 95
Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses. Dorothy Parker Humor 95
They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm. Dorothy Parker Boredom 93
Once when I was young and true, Someone left me sad- Broke my brittle heart in two; And that was very bad. Love is for unlucky folk. Love is but a curse. Once there was a heart I broke; And that, I think, is worse. Dorothy Parker Love 93
The two most beautiful words in the English language are: Check Enclosed. Dorothy Parker Words 92
I shall stay the way I am because I do not give a damn. Dorothy Parker Apathy 89
I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid. Dorothy Parker Men 89
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. Dorothy Parker Reading 88
All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted. Dorothy Parker Cynicism 86
Gratitude -- the meanest and most sniveling attribute in the world. Dorothy Parker Gratitude 84
Yet as only New Yorkers know if you can get through the twilight youll live through the night. Dorothy Parker Survival 83
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force. Dorothy Parker Criticism 82
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, a medley of extemporanea, And love is a thing that can never go wrong, and I am Marie of Romania. Dorothy Parker Irony 82
In youth it was a way I had To do my best to please. And change with every passing lad To suit his theories. But now I know the things I know And do the things I do And if you do not like me so To hell my love with you. Dorothy Parker Youth 82
Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. Dorothy Parker Spring 82
Every year, back come Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. Dorothy Parker Seasons 80
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch is, and it darts away. Dorothy Parker Love 77
She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B. Dorothy Parker Actors 77
Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you. Dorothy Parker Birth 77
Out in Hollywood, where the streets are paved with Goldwyn, the word Dorothy Parker Fame 75
And if my heart be scarred and burned The safer I for all I learned. Dorothy Parker Experience 72
You think Youre frightening me with Your hell dont You You think Your hell is worse than mine. Dorothy Parker Hell 71
Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both. Dorothy Parker Humor 71
And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. Dorothy Parker Flaubert 69
Work is the province of cattle. Dorothy Parker Work 66
Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.) Dorothy Parker Parties 66
I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things. Dorothy Parker Little 65
Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion. Dorothy Parker Sadness 63
They sicken at the calm that know the storm. Dorothy Parker Adversity 63
Wheres the man that could ease a heart like a satin gown Dorothy Parker Fashion 63
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 Book 61
Theres a hell of a distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. Dorothy Parker Wit 61
Beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes clean to the bone. Dorothy Parker Beauty 60
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 Literary criticism 59
By the time you swear youre his Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is Infinite undying. Lady make note of this One of you is lying. Dorothy Parker Passion 56
I shudder at the thought of men.... Im due to fall in love again Dorothy Parker Thought 54

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