Dorothy Parker

21 quotations
They sicken at the calm that know the storm.
Dorothy Parker · Adversity
Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
Dorothy Parker · Dress
Where's the man could ease a heart, like a satin gown?
Dorothy Parker · Dress
I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.
Dorothy Parker · Gossip
Gratitude -- the meanest and most sniveling attribute in the world.
Dorothy Parker · Gratitude
Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.
Dorothy Parker · Hollywood
You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think.
Dorothy Parker · Leaders and Leadership
I shall stay the way I am because I do not give a damn.
Dorothy Parker · Apathy
Scratch a lover, and find a foe.
Dorothy Parker · Lovers
I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid.
Dorothy Parker · Men
Enjoyed it! One more drink and I'd have been under the host.
Dorothy Parker · Parties
She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.
Dorothy Parker · Acting and Actors
Art is a form of catharsis.
Dorothy Parker · Arts and Artists
Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
Dorothy Parker · Pregnancy
Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion.
Dorothy Parker · Sorrow
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force.
Dorothy Parker · Books - Reading
It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.
Dorothy Parker · Tragedies
Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Dorothy Parker · Wit
The two most beautiful words in the English language are: Check Enclosed.
Dorothy Parker · Words
Work is the province of cattle.
Dorothy Parker · Work
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
Dorothy Parker · Critics and Criticism

Subjects Dorothy Parker spoke about

Acting and Actors Adversity Apathy Arts and Artists Books - Reading Critics and Criticism Dress Gossip Gratitude Hollywood Leaders and Leadership Lovers Men Parties Pregnancy Sorrow Tragedies Wit Words Work