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Letter "D" » Dorothy Parker Quotes
«She looks like something that would eat its young»
«I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.»
Author: Dorothy Parker
(Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
handsome, handsomer, handsomest, require, ruthless
«You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think.»
«It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.»
«If all the girls at Brandeis were laid end-to-end, I wouldn't be surprised»
«They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm.»
«I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that's too adorable, I'd rather have money.»
«If you're going to write, don't pretend to write down. It's going to be the best you can do, and it's the fact that it's the best you can do that kills you.»
Author: Dorothy Parker
(Poet, Writer)
| About:
Doing Your Best,
Writing
| Keywords:
kills, pretend, write down
«The best way to keep children at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of the tires.»
Author: Dorothy Parker
(Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
air, air out, atmosphere, at home, pleasant, tires
«Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.»
Author: Dorothy Parker
(Poet, Writer)
| Keywords:
calisthenics, wisecrack, wisecracking, wisecracks, wit
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