Dorothy Parker: 10 Quotes To Commemorate Her Birthday

 

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2013/0821/Dorothy-Parker-10-quotes-on-her-birthday/Drinking

“I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host.”

"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks."

“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.”

"Brevity is the soul of lingerie."

“Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”
― Dorothy Parker

“If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.”
― Dorothy Parker

“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.”
― Dorothy Parker“

“Don't look at me in that tone of voice.”
― Dorothy Parker

“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.”
― Dorothy Parker

“I hate writing, I love having written.”
― Dorothy Parker

“You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.”
― Dorothy Parker, You Might as Well Live: The Life and Times of Dorothy Parker

“This wasn't just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it.”
― Dorothy Parker

“That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say 'No' in any of them.”
― Dorothy Parker, While Rome Burns