Quotes by Dorothy Parker

113 quotes found

Poet, short story writer, critic and satirist · American · 1893–1967

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893–1967)

Wikipedia

Common Themes

“Eternity is a ham and two people” (also given as “Eternity is two people and a ham") is an old quip from the days when a ham was huge—far more than two people could finish. Irma Rombauer mentions t...”

— Dorothy Parker

humorous-quotes

“If I didn't care for fun and such,I'd probably amount to much.But I shall stay the way I am,Because I do not give a damn.”

— Dorothy Parker

apathy fame pleasure

“They sicken of calm who know the storm.”

— Dorothy Parker

adversity

“Where unwilling dies the rose Buds the new another year.”

— Dorothy Parker

birth

“Poisons pain you Rivers are damp Acid stains you And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful Nooses give Gas smells awful You might as well live.”

— Dorothy Parker

death dying

“It cost me never a stab nor squirm To tread by chance upon a worm. 'Aha my little dear' I say 'Your clan will pay me back one day.'”

— Dorothy Parker

death dying

“The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of the tires.”

— Dorothy Parker

family

“Scratch a lover and find a foe.”

— Dorothy Parker

friendship

“Lips that taste of tears they say are the best for kissing.”

— Dorothy Parker

heartbreak

“I don't know much about being a millionaire but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.”

— Dorothy Parker

quips comments

“There was never a place for her in the ranks of the terrible slow army of the cautious. She ran ahead where there were no paths.”

— Dorothy Parker

risks

“Wit has truth in it wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.”

— Dorothy Parker

wit

“The two most beautiful words in the English language are "cheque enclosed".”

— Dorothy Parker

words language