There were two things that would always bewilder her, she said: how a zipper worked and the exact function of Bernard Baruch. #DorothyParker #Parker

Telegram sent to two friends who had been living together and then got married: "WHAT'S NEW?" #DorothyParker #Parker

Words of Comfort to be Scratched on a Mirror Helen of Troy had a wandering glance; Sappho's restriction was only the sky; Ninon was ever the chatter of France; But oh, what a good girl am I! #DorothyParker #Parker

The Small Hours No more my little song comes back; And now of nights I lay My head on down, to watch the black And wait the unfailing gray. Oh, sad are winter nights, and slow; And sad's a song that's dumb; And sad it is to lie and know Another dawn will come. #DorothyParker #Parker

As far as I'm concerned, the most beautiful word in the English language is "cellar-door". #DorothyParker #Parker

It's not the tragedies that trick us. It's the messes. I can't stand messes. #DorothyParker #Parker

Telegram to an actress who finally had her baby after many carefully contrived appearances during her long pregnancy: "GOOD WORK. WE ALL KNEW YOU HAD IT IN YOU." #DorothyParker #Parker

To a neighbour who tolder her her dog was a female: "I always call dogs 'he'. It don't do to notice everything." #DorothyParker #Parker