Dorothy Parker

"I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true. "

"I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it. "

"I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things. "

"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 any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more. "

"If 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. "

"Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses. "

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania. "

"She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B. "

"Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves. "

"That would be a good thing for them to cut on my tombstone Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment. "

"The best way to keep children home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant--and let the air out of the tires. "

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. "

"They sicken of the calm that know the storm. "

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