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The Portable Dorothy Parker

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors. In this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers will b

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“Every love's the love before, in a duller dress.”

— Dorothy Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Truth About Love

“I'm wearied of wearying love, my friend.”

— Dorothy Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Dating, love & relationship

“The things she knew, let her forget again–The voices in the sky, the fear, the cold, The gaping shepherds, and the queer old men. Piling their clumsy gifts of foreign gold.”

— Dorothy Parker, amazon.com

“Women and elephants never forget.”

— Dorothy Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: Remembering Things

“I won't telephone him. I'll never telephone him again as long as I live. He'll rot in hell, before I'll call him up. You don't have to give me strength, God; I have it myself. If he wanted me, he could get me. He knows where I am. He knows I'm waiting here. He's so sure of me, so sure. I wonder why…”

— Dorothy Parker, amazon.com

Tagged: strength, God, Dating