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Quote by Dorothy Parker

“Friends come and go but I wouldn't have thought you'd be one of them”

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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

“It's your duty to use what influence you have, unless you want to drift through life like a fish belly-up on the stream" "I wish I could believe that life really is something more than a stream that carries us along, belly-up" "Alright, if it's a stream, you're still free to be in this part of it or that part, aren't you? The water will divide again and again. If you bump, and tussle, and fight, and make use of whatever advantages you might have-" "Oh, that's fine, I'm sure, when you have advantages." "You'd find them everywhere, if you ever bothered to look!”

Ifs Want Believe Looks Stills Use Might Fighting Wish Water Influence Duty Fine Advantage Fishes Streams Carrie Divides Again And Again Belly Bothered Alright Bumps

Author:Arthur Golden

“But then as time passed, I learned the lesson that parents do early on. You fail sometimes. No matter how much you love your children, there are times you slip. There are moments you can't give, stutter, lose your temper, or simply lose face with the world, and you can't explain this to a child.”

World Giving Children Sometimes Matter Moments Faces Parent Loses Failing Lessons Your Children Temper Slips Love Your Children

Author:Louise Erdrich

“What can a soldier do when mercy is treason, and he is alone in it?”

Mercy Soldier Treason

Author:Laini Taylor

“I like to think the world wasn't ready for me, but maybe the truth is that I wasn't ready for the world. I've always arrived too late for my life.”

Thinking World Life Ready Truth Is Late Too Late

Book:The History of Love: A Novel

Source: The History of Love: A Novel

“If you just warn people, they often simply ignore you. But if you ask them a question, then they have to think about it. And once they start to think about the consequences, they almost always calm down. Unless they're drunk, of course. Or stoned. Or aged between fourteen and twenty-one. Or Glaswegian.”

People Ifs Thinking Courses Asks Consequence Twenties Calm Drunk Twenty One Fourteen Calm Down

Author:Ben Aaronovitch

“Look at me Elise. Tell me what you think I’m feeling,” he murmured, then bent his head to hers and pressed his mouth to her parted lips.”

Thinking Looks Feelings Mouths Lips Bent Look At Me Elise

Author:Tina St. John

“Do I love you? Yeah, God help you, but I do”

Helping Love You Yeah God Help

Author:Tina St. John

“Someone remind me why I didn’t want to be an accountant when I grew up,” Brock drawled. Niko chuckled. “Because accountants don’t get to make things go boom.”

Want Grew Grew Up Accountants

Author:Tina St. John

“My way of joking is to tell the truth. That's the funniest joke in the world.”

World Way Life Humor Truth Funny Jokes My Way Boxing Telling The Truth Famous Boxer Joking Around

Author:Muhammad Ali

“I’m ready when you are, Lucan.” “Okay,” he said, shaking his head in defeat. “Let’s go get our boy.”

Said Boys Ready Okay Defeat Shaking

Author:Tina St. John

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