Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, may be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.

Quote by Dorothy Parker

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I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the...

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the...

The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'

The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill....

Money was made, not to command our will, But all our lawful pleasures to fulfill....

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we...

Drink and dance and laugh and lie, Love, the reeling midnight through, For tomorrow we...

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

Scratch a lover, and find a foe.

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people...

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people...

The only ism Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

The only ism Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

Lonely is a man without love.

Lonely is a man without love.

The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

The only 'ism' Hollywood believes in is plagiarism.

Art is a form of catharsis

Art is a form of catharsis

I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there...

I can't talk about Hollywood. It was a horror to me when I was there...

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant,...

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant,...

My land is bare of chattering folk; the clouds are low along the ridges and...

My land is bare of chattering folk; the clouds are low along the ridges and...

Work is the province of cattle.

Work is the province of cattle.

All those writers who write about their childhood! Gentle God, if I wrote about mine...

All those writers who write about their childhood! Gentle God, if I wrote about mine...

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

I sincerely miss being a kid and being the first one up, watching Saturday morning...

I sincerely miss being a kid and being the first one up, watching Saturday morning...