“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.”---Dorothy Parker Parker was an American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.
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I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid. Go to Quote / Comment
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. Go to Quote / Comment
Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants Go to Quote / Comment
Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion. Go to Quote / Comment
That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment. Go to Quote / Comment