373 Quotes by Dorothy Parker

The only “ism” Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

And if my heart be scarred and burned, The safer, I, for all I learned.

Now, look, baby, ‘Union’ is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.

Daily dawns another day; I must up, to make my way. Though I dress and drink and eat, Move my fingers and my feet, Learn a little, here and there, Weep and laugh and sweat and swear, Hear a song, or watch a stage, Leave some words upon a page, Claim a foe, or hail a friend- Bed awaits me at the end.

Women and elephants never forget.

Money is only congealed snow.

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

All those writers who write about their childhood! Gentle God, if I wrote about mine you wouldn’t sit in the same room with me.

Never complain, never explain.