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...
exceed man people
People Who Do things, exceed my endurance;/ God, for a man that solicits insurance!
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.
girls glasses men passes seldom wear
Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses
buy cannot money settle
Money cannot buy health, but I'd settle for a diamond-studded wheelchair.
clutch darts fingers leave love open
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.
scratch
Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.
emotions runs
She (Katherine Hepburn) runs the gamut of emotions from A to B
accursed bed birth dead monogamy pursuing seek
Accursed from birth they be Who seek to find monogamy Pursuing it from bed to bed I think they would be better dead
eggs putting serves
It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard.
barely few hat lay room small
It's a small apartment, I've barely enough room to lay my hat and a few friends.
eye wild
There must be courage; there must be no awe. There must be criticism, for humor, to my mind, is encapsulated in criticism. There must be a disciplined eye and a wild mind.
ease heart man satin
Where's the man could ease a heart / Like a satin gown?
infinite lying note passion swear time vows
By the time you swear you are his, shivering and sighing, And he vows his passion is infinite and undying- Lady, make a note of this: One of you is lying
gave god people thinks
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.