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Dorothy Parker

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Overview

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

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Notable quotes

“And she had It. It, hell; she had Those.”
— Regarding a character in Elinor Glyn's novel It; in her review, "Madame Glyn Lectures on 'It,' with Illustrations" in The New Yorker (November 26, 1927)
“A lady ... with all the poise of the Sphinx though but little of her mystery.”
— Concerning a child actress in A. A. Milne's play Give Me Yesterday; in her review of same, "Just Around Pooh Corner" in The New Yorker (March 14, 1931)
“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me. 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 anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.”
— "The Little Hours" in Here Lies (1939)
“It's not the tragedies that kill us; it's the messes.”
— Interview, The Paris Review (Summer 1956)
“You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.”
— Parker's answer when asked to use the word horticulture during a game of Can-You-Give-Me-A-Sentence?, as quoted in You Might as well Live by John Keats (1970).
“"Age Before Beauty." "Pearls Before Swine."”
— Commonly attributed to Dorothy Parker and Clare Boothe Luce. "Age before beauty" said Luce while yielding the way. "And pearls before swine," replied Parker while gliding through the doorway.

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Overview

Dorothy Parker was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“And she had It. It, hell; she had Those.”
— Regarding a character in Elinor Glyn's novel It; in her review, "Madame Glyn Lectures on 'It,' with Illustrations" in The New Yorker (November 26, 1927)
“A lady ... with all the poise of the Sphinx though but little of her mystery.”
— Concerning a child actress in A. A. Milne's play Give Me Yesterday; in her review of same, "Just Around Pooh Corner" in The New Yorker (March 14, 1931)
“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me. 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 anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.”
— "The Little Hours" in Here Lies (1939)
“It's not the tragedies that kill us; it's the messes.”
— Interview, The Paris Review (Summer 1956)
“You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.”
— Parker's answer when asked to use the word horticulture during a game of Can-You-Give-Me-A-Sentence?, as quoted in You Might as well Live by John Keats (1970).
“"Age Before Beauty." "Pearls Before Swine."”
— Commonly attributed to Dorothy Parker and Clare Boothe Luce. "Age before beauty" said Luce while yielding the way. "And pearls before swine," replied Parker while gliding through the doorway.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.