A list of authors who have made themselves most beloved and therefore, most comfortable financially, shows that it is our national joy to mistake for the first-rate, the fecund rate.
More Quotes from Dorothy Parker:
Were you to cross the world, my dear,To work or love or fight,
I could be calm and wistful here,
And close my eyes at night.
Dorothy Parker
I'd like to have money. And I'd like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that's too adorable, I'd rather have money.
Dorothy Parker
On writing humor There must be courage there must be no awe. There must be criticism, for humor, to my mind, is encapsulated in criticism. There must be a disciplined eye and a wild mind.
Dorothy Parker
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, may be prolonged to the point where it cases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.
Dorothy Parker
The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant - and let the air out of their tires.
Dorothy Parker
You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think.
Dorothy Parker
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