Dorothy Parker

When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken.

When your bank account is so overdrawn that it is positively photographic, steps must be taken.

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

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

I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.

I require only three things of a man. He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule read more

I know that there are things that never have been funny, and never will be. And I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.