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Dorothy Parker, an American poet, playwright, and critic, was born on August 22, 1893, and died on June 7, 1967. Known for her wit, satire, and humor, she is a prominent figure in 20th-century American literature.

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Famous Dorothy Parker Quotes

“What writes worse than a Theodore Dreiser? ... Two Theodore Dreisers.”

Writing Two Theodore

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“I was the toast of two continents: Greenland and Australia.”

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“People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.”

People Two Young Ought Two Things

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“Eternity is a ham and two people.”

People Two Eternity Ham

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“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.”

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“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.”

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Book:Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

Source: Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

“Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you; And that cleans up the matter.”

Men Looks Heart Two Matter Break Break Your Heart Fawns

Book:Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

Source: Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words

“But I give you my word, in the entire book there is nothing that cannot be said aloud in mixed company. And there is, also, nothing that makes you a bit the wiser. I wonder--oh, what will you think of me--if those two statements do not verge upon the synonymous.”

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“Once, when I was young and true. Someone left me sad - Broke my brittle heart in two; And that is very bad. Love is for unlucky folk, Love is but a curse. Once there was a heart I broke; And that, I think, is worse.”

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Book:Not So Deep as a Well

Source: Not So Deep as a Well

“The definition of eternity is two people and a ham.”

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“Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.”

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“I like to have a martini/Two at the very most.”

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Author:Dorothy Parker

About the Author

Born: August 22, 1893
Died: June 7, 1967
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 347

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