Dorothy Parker

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

He and I had an office so tiny that an inch smaller and it would have been adultery.

He and I had an office so tiny that an inch smaller and it would have been adultery.

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do read more

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.

Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses.

Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses.

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.