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Quote by Dorothy Parker

“Take me or leave me; or, as is the usual order of things, both.”

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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. more

“The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can’t fool around. If you write about someone else, you can stretch the truth from here to Finland. If you write about yourself the slightest deviation makes you realize instantly that there may be honor among thieves, but you are just a dirty liar.”

Ifs Writing May Book Funny Realizing Trouble Fool Honor Humorous Witty Dirty Liars About Yourself Thieves Autobiography Writing A Book Deviation Finland Honor Among Thieves

Book:Groucho And Me

Source: Groucho And Me

“With a rasping cough, the vampire shakes its head. "It was you who called us. All of you, with your war. The roar of your cannons shook us from our quiet graves.”

War Quiet Graves Vampire Shakes Cannons

Book:Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire

Source: Baltimore,: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire

“Curiouser and curiouser.”

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Author:Lewis Carroll

“The state can't give you freedom, and the state can't take it away. You're born with it, like your eyes, like your ears. Freedom is something you assume, then you wait for someone to try to take it away. The degree to which you resist is the degree to which you are free.”

Giving Trying States Eye Waiting Born Freedom Degrees Ears Assuming

Author:Utah Phillips

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”

World Love Life Inspirational Happiness Girl Wish Inspiring Behinds Makeup Loving Life Cosmetics Just A Girl No Makeup Makeup And Beauty Beauty Makeup Behind A Smile Handle Me

Author:Marilyn Monroe

“If there is a good will, there is great way.”

Ifs Way Good Will

Author:William Shakespeare

“I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree~ And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.”

Would Be Heaven Black White Tree Bears Be Good Snow Branches Climbs Climbing Coming Back Trunks Snow White Tree Branches Climbing Trees Birch Trees

Author:Robert Frost

“I'd like to get away from earth awhile And then come back to it and begin over. May no fate wilfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. Earth's the right place for love: I don't know where it's likely to go better.”

Knows Love May Earth Wish Half Fate Return Get Away Grants Right Place

Author:Robert Frost

“What is normal? Normal is only ordinary; mediocre. Life belongs to the rare, exceptional individual who dares to be different.”

Different Individual Normal Ordinary Dare Mediocre Exceptional Dare To Be Different Mediocre Life

Author:Virginia C. Andrews

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