Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

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

—Dorothy Parker

She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.

—Dorothy Parker

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