“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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Every year, back come Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants. Go to Quote / Comment
I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there and it's a horror to look back on. I can't imagine how I did it. When I got away from it I couldn't even refer to the place by name. Out there, I called it. 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
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is thing that can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Romania. Go to Quote / Comment
This is on me. Go to Quote / Comment