Quotes By Person: Dorothy Parker

“His voice was as intimate as the rustle of sheets.”

-Dorothy Parker

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“But I shall stay the way I am,
Because I do not give a damn.”

-Observation, Dorothy Parker

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“If wild my breast and sore my pride,
I bask in dreams of suicide,
if cool my heart and high my head
I think 'How lucky are the dead'”

-Observation, Dorothy Parker

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“Razors pain you, Rivers are damp,
Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give,
Gas smells awful. You might as well live.”

-Résumé, Dorothy Parker

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“My land is bare of chattering folk / The clouds are low along the ridges,
And sweet's the air with curly smoke / From all my burning bridges.”

-Sanctuary, Dorothy Parker

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“I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.”

-The Little Hours, Dorothy Parker

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“By the time you swear you're his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying -
Lady make a note of this:
One of you is lying.”

-Unfortunate Coincidence, Dorothy Parker

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