373 Quotes by Dorothy Parker

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

Maybe it is only I, but conditions are such these days, that if you use studiously correct grammar, people suspect you of homosexual tendencies.

My first love was Cinderella, but she ran off with another man.

Ducking for apples – change one letter and it’s the story of my life.

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.

Don’t feel bad when I die; I’ve been dead for a long time.

Why is it no one sent me yet one perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get one perfect rose.

The Monte Carlo casino refused to admit me until I was properly dressed so I went and found my stockings, and then came back and lost my shirt.

I’ve finally gotten to the bottom of things.