Dorothy Parker

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Dorothy Parker (née Rothschild; August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, writer, critic, and satirist based in New York; she was known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

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The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires.

—Dorothy Parker

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Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.

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I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.

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Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.

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

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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.

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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

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The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.

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In matters of self-control as we shall see again and again, speed kills. But a little friction really can save lives.

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There's a lot to be said for self-delusionment when it comes to matters of the heart.

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If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.

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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

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If all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

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She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.

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I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.

—Dorothy Parker

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