At birth the Devil touched my tongue. Dorothy Parker More Quotes by Dorothy Parker More Quotes From Dorothy Parker [On being told their loquacious, domineering host was 'outspoken':] By whom? Dorothy Parker wit host outspoken If I had any decency, I'd be dead. Most of my friends are. Dorothy Parker complaints my-friends complaining London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Dorothy Parker hopeful paris new-york Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world. Dorothy Parker attributes gratitude world I shudder at the thought of men.... I'm due to fall in love again Dorothy Parker dues falling-in-love men Scratch a king and find a fool! Dorothy Parker scratches fool kings It's easier to write about those you hate — just as it's easier to criticize a bad play or a bad book. Dorothy Parker hate writing book Art is a form of catharsis. Dorothy Parker catharsis form art [On Kay Strozzi in The Silent Witness:] Miss Strozzi ... had the temerity to wear as truly horrible a gown as ever I have seen on the American stage. ... Had she not luckily been strangled by a member of the cast while disporting this garment, I should have fought my way to the stage and done her in, myself. Dorothy Parker should-have missing way Eternity is a ham and two people. Dorothy Parker ham two people [On Edna Ferber's Ice Palace] ... the book, which is going to be a movie, has the plot and characters of a book which is going to be a movie. Dorothy Parker ice character book And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word. Dorothy Parker rolling poor three When you have to apologize, it is well, I suppose, to get the thing over quickly. Dorothy Parker apologizing wells apology Guido Natso is natso guido. Dorothy Parker guidos The affair between Margot Asquith and Margot Asquith will live as one of the prettiest love stories in all literature. Dorothy Parker literature stories love Benchley and I had an office in the old Life magazine that was so tiny, if it were an inch smaller it would have been adultery. Dorothy Parker magazines marriage office Be you wise and never sad, You will get your lovely lad. Never serious be, nor true, And your wish will come to you-- And if that makes you happy, kid, You'll be the first it ever did. Dorothy Parker happy-kid wise kids Excuse me, everybody, I have to go to the bathroom. I really have to telephone, but I'm too embarrassed to say so. Dorothy Parker telephones bathroom excuse I'm of the glamorous ladies At whose beckoning history shook. But you are a man, and see only my pan, So I stay at home with a book. Dorothy Parker home men book For a few minutes, everything is so cute that the mind reels.... And then, believe it or not, things get worse. So I shot myself. Dorothy Parker mind cute believe
