Dorothy Parker1893–1967Guns aren’t lawful; nooses give; gas smells awful. So you might as well live.
Résumé (1926), “Resume” (1926).In contextIf all the girls who attended the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised.
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.
The two most beautiful words in the English language are ‘check enclosed.’
That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can’t say No in any of them.
A similar line was later used by Ira Gershwin in “The Saga of Jenny” in Lady in the Dark (1942): “In 27 languages she couldn’t say no.”This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it.
- “The Little Hours” in Here Lies (1939)
- “But the One on the Right” in The New Yorker (1929)
I don’t care what is written about me, so long as it isn’t true.
- Enough Rope (1926) First printed in New York World, (16 August 1925)
Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.
- “The Little Hours” in Here Lies (1939)
Often credited to Dorothy Parker
Quotes often credited to Dorothy Parker that were said or written by someone else.
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
?UnattributedOften credited to Dorothy ParkerThe first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
Oscar Levant1906–1972Often credited to Dorothy Parker- ?UnattributedOften credited to Dorothy Parker
