“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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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. Go to Quote / Comment
I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it. Go to Quote / Comment
I went to a convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate Conception was spontaneous combustion. Go to Quote / Comment
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force. Go to Quote / Comment
Out in Hollywood, where the streets are paved with Goldwyn, the word Go to Quote / Comment