If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they're happy.
I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under my host. - Dorothy Parker
I like to have a martini/Two at the very most/After three I'm under the table/After four I'm under my host.
- Dorothy Parker
If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to. - Dorothy Parker
If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? - Dorothy Parker
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye. - Dorothy Parker
Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.
You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. - Dorothy Parker
You can't teach an old dogma new tricks.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. - Dorothy Parker
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. - Dorothy Parker
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty. - Dorothy Parker
Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. - Dorothy Parker
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
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