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Quotes by Dorothy Parker

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The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.
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The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.
By the time you swear you're his, / Shivering and sighing, / And he vows his passion is / Infinite, undying — / One of you is lying.
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By the time you swear you're his, / Shivering and sighing, / And he vows his passion is / Infinite, undying — / One of you is lying.
Myrtilla's tripping down the street, / In Easter finery. / The Easter blooms are not more sweet / And radiant-hued than she.
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Myrtilla's tripping down the street, / In Easter finery. / The Easter blooms are not more sweet / And radiant-hued than she.
Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses.
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Men seldom make passes / At girls who wear glasses.
Not a soul dropped in to see me in my little cubicle in the office for days on end. I finally solved the problem by scratching my name off the door and replacing it with the legend 'Gents’ Room.'
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Not a soul dropped in to see me in my little cubicle in the office for days on end. I finally solved the problem by scratching my name off the door and replacing it with the legend 'Gents’ Room.'
Love is like quicksilver in the hand...Leave the fingers open and it stays in the palm. Clutch it, and it darts away.
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Love is like quicksilver in the hand...Leave the fingers open and it stays in the palm. Clutch it, and it darts away.
Every love's the love before in a duller dress.
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Every love's the love before in a duller dress.
I shudder at the thought of men.... I'm due to fall in love again
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I shudder at the thought of men.... I'm due to fall in love again
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of the tires.
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The best way to keep children at home is to make the home a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of the tires.
Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.
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