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

Of her second husband: "Oh, don't worry about Alan. Alan will always land on somebody's feet." #DorothyParker #Parker

On hearing the door bell or telephone ringing: "What fresh hell is this?" #DorothyParker #Parker

George Sand What time the gifted lady took Away from paper, pen, and book, She spent in amorous dalliance (They do those things so well in France.) #DorothyParker #Parker

Did you ever realise there are just no dogs in Philadelphia? Oh, what an ugly place. #DorothyParker #Parker

Godspeed Oh, seek, my love, your newer way; I'll not be left in sorrow. So long as I have yesterday, Go rake your damned tomorrow! #DorothyParker #Parker

There always must be some kind of hitch. Isn't nature (finish this line for yourself and get a year's subscription to the Boston Post). #DorothyParker #Parker

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." #DorothyParker #Parker