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Dorothy Parker Quotes: Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.
         

Genius can write on the back of old envelopes but mere talent requires the finest stationery available.


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Of course I talk to myself. I like a good speaker, and I appreciate an intelligent audience.



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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.



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The only dependable law of life - everything is always worse than you thought it was going to be.



Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.

Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.



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.

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.



Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.

Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.



Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.

Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.



If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.

If you want to know what God thinks about money, just look at the people He gives it to.



Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.

Never throw mud: you can miss the target, but your hands will remain dirty.



Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.

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