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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About Dorothy Parker

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

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

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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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.

—Dorothy Parker

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

—Dorothy Parker

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Girls are always running through my mind. They don't dare walk.

—Andy Gibb

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Big girls need big diamonds.

—Elizabeth Taylor

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I was half in love with her by the time we sat down. That's the thing about girls. Every time they do something pretty, even if they're not much to look at, or even if they're sort of stupid, you fall half in love with them, and then you never know where the hell you are.

—J. D. Salinger

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Conscience is what makes a boy tell his mother before his sister does.

—Evan Esar

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One of these days you’re going to fall in love. Don’t settle for just anyone. Choose the girl that doesn’t come easy; the one you have to fight for, and then never stop fighting. Never.