Dorothy Rothschild Parker
Dorothy Rothschild Parker
Dorothy Parkerwas an American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks and eye for 20th-century urban foibles...
break fawn heart men
Some men break your heart in two,/ Some men fawn and flatter,/ Some men never look at you;/ And that cleans up the matter.
good hope rather
I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that's too adorable, I'd rather have money.
artists authors
Authors and actors and artists and such - Never know nothing, and never know much
love turned
The moon's turned black; For I love him, and He didn't love back
book great lightly
This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force.
body salary soul
Salary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart.
girls laid surprised
If all the girls at Brandeis were laid end-to-end, I wouldn't be surprised
air atmosphere best children home pleasant
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of their tires.
air atmosphere best children home
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires.
girls glasses men passes seldom wear
Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses
good hidden looks nobody safe treasures women
Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.
dress love
Every love's the love before in a duller dress
ah luck perfect sent
Why is it no one ever sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it's always just my luck to get one perfect rose.
ease heart man satin
Where's the man could ease a heart / Like a satin gown?