Dorothy Parker bot
Of the 1930s:
"They were progressive days. We thought we were going to make the world better - I forget why we thought it, but we did."
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Talking to a friend about a garrulous bore:
Friend: "She's so outspoken."
DP: "By whom?"
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Summary
Every love's the love before
In a duller dress.
That's the measure of my lore -
Here's my bitterness:
Would I knew a little more,
Or very much less!
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The Flaw In Paganism
Drink and dance and laugh and lie
Love, the reeling midnight through,
For tomorrow we shall die!
(But, alas, we never do.)
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Of her second husband:
"Oh, don't worry about Alan. Alan will always land on somebody's feet."
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Rhyme Against Living
If wild my breast and sore my pride,
I bask in dreams of suicide;
If cool my heart and high my head,
I think, "How lucky are the dead!"
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Ornithology For Beginners
The bird that feeds from off my palm
Is sleek, affectionate, and calm,
But double to me, is worth the thrush
A-flickering in the elder-bush.
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AliceVinnik
The ugliest modern gesture - that of a man looking at his wrist-watch!
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To someone who congratulated her with the words "What are you complaining about? You're married to a charming, handsome man who adores you. What more do you want?" :
"Presents."
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