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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

tags: humor, money
309 people liked it

"I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: humor
319 people liked it

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

tags: author, book, humorist, poet, wit
494 people liked it

"The cure for boredom is curiosity.
There is no cure for curiosity."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: curiosity, women
1,519 people liked it

"What fresh hell is this?"
— Dorothy Parker (The Portable Dorothy Parker)

137 people liked it

"If I didn't care for fun and such,
I'd probably amount to much.
But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I do not give a damn."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: fame
124 people liked it

"Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren’t lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live."
— Dorothy Parker

101 people liked it

"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue."
— Dorothy Parker

126 people liked it

"Don't look at me in that tone of voice."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: humor
146 people liked it

"(When asked to use "horticulture" in a sentence) You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."
— Dorothy Parker (The Portable Dorothy Parker)

tags: horticulture, prostitution, wordplay
160 people liked it

"I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: humor
161 people liked it

"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: beauty, classic-insult, humor, ugly
330 people liked it

"They sicken of the calm who know the storm."
— Dorothy Parker

tags: women
113 people liked it

"By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing.
And he vows his passion is,
Infinite, undying.
Lady make note of this --
One of you is lying."
— Dorothy Parker

106 people liked it

"Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common."
— Dorothy Parker

109 people liked it

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