Creative Quotations from . . .
Dorothy Parker
(1893-1967) born on
Aug 22
US author, poet, journalist, humorist. She was the celebrated caustic wit of the 1920s; wrote "Enough Rope," 1926 and "The Little Hours," 1944.
         
   
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F
Every year, back come Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.

R
How do people go to sleep? I'm afraid I've lost the knack.
I might try busting myself smartly over the temple with the nightlight.
A
Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress.
N
As only New Yorkers know, if you can get through the twilight, you'll live through the night.
K
Gratitude -- the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: From a collection of quotations found on the Internet.
R: "The Little Hours."
A: Attributed.
N: In "Esquire," (New York), Nov 1964.
K: In "Interview in Writers at Work," (First Series), ed. Malcolm Cowley, 1958.
 

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