100+ Dorothy Parker Writing Quotes: Wit and Wisdom Unleashed
In the world of wit and wisdom, Dorothy Parker stands as a towering figure. Her sharp tongue and incisive critiques captivated many across various fields. This article delves into her notable quotes, segmented by themes that reveal her profound understanding of human nature and society. Through these quotes, we gain insight into the complexities and humor that marked her illustrious career. Ten subtitles covering several aspects of life are featured, each accompanied by a dozen quotations illustrating Parker's remarkable talent. Join us on this journey through her unmatched eloquence in the art of words.
"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you."
"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."
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
"The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant—and let the air out of the tires."
"Lips that taste of tears, they say, are the best for kissing."
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
"Women and elephants never forget."
"I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it."
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."
"Never complain, never explain."
"I hate writing, I love having written."
"I can’t write five words but that I change seven."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue."
"Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; drugs cause cramp."
"Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat."
"There's a hell of a difference between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it."
"She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."
"I'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem."
"The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'"
"Authors and actors and artists and such, never know nothing, and never know much."
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
"The loving are the daring."
"You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think."
"Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship."
"It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes."
"This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible."
"I don’t care what is written about me so long as it isn’t true."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
"Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician."
"The sweeter the apple, the blacker the core. Scratch a lover and find a foe."
"I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it."
"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika."
"Tell him I was too fucking busy—or vice versa."
"The affairs of men are best controlled by afraid people."
"She was pleased to have him come and never sorry to see him go."
"Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion."
"He spends his days trying to remember what him looked like when he was young."
"Ducking for apples—change one letter and it's the story of my life."
"Some men break your heart in two, some men fawn and flatter."
"Scratch a lover, find a foe."
"Lips that taste of tears are the best for kissing."
"Four be the things I'd been better without: love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt."
"It costs me never a stab nor squirm to tread by chance upon a worm."
"Don’t look at me in that tone of voice."
"If all the tears I shed for you could make a lake—for you I’d float to Bermuda and back again."
"Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness."
"Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do; and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!"
"If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you."
"A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her."
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
"Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common."
"Ducking for apples—change one letter and it's the story of my life."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
"Women and elephants never forget."
"I'd like to have yes-men on tap; I'd turn on the chorus and they'd squawk Yes!"
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."
"Constant use had not worn ragged the fabric of their friendship."
"Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away."
"Four things I am wiser to know: idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe."
"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks."
"The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant—and let the air out of the tires."
"The sweeter the apple, the blacker the core. Scratch a lover and find a foe."
"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika."
"She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."
"By the time you swear you're his, shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is infinite, undying."
"Don’t look at me in that tone of voice."
"It serves me right for keeping all my eggs in one bastard."
"It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes."
"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue."
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."
"Tell him I was too fucking busy—or vice versa."
"I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
"Ducking for apples—change one letter and it's the story of my life."
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
"Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion."
"She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
"I don’t care what is written about me so long as it isn’t true."
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."
"Women and elephants never forget."
"I'd like to have yes-men on tap; I'd turn on the chorus and they'd squawk Yes!"
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue."
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
"Never complain, never explain."
"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves."
"I'd like to have yes-men on tap; I'd turn on the chorus and they'd squawk Yes!"
"I don’t care what is written about me so long as it isn’t true."
"There are two kinds of writers—the great ones who can give you truths, and the lesser ones, who can only give you information."
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"When I'm away from you I'm restless, lonely, wretched, bored, dejected; only here's the rub, my darling dear, I feel the same when I'm with you."
"Those who have mastered etiquette, who are entirely, impeccably right, would seem to arrive at a point of exquisite dullness."
"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone."
"This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible."
"Tell him I was too fucking busy—or vice versa."
"The loving are the daring."
"If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you."
"If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to."
"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."
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
"Some men break your heart in two, some men fawn and flatter."
"The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant—and let the air out of the tires."
"A wise woman puts a grain of sugar into everything she says to a man, and takes a grain of salt with everything he says to her."
"Scratch a lover, find a foe."
"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks."
"Razors pain you; rivers are damp; acids stain you; drugs cause cramp."
"Women and elephants never forget."
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