16 Best Dorothy Parker Quotes
Her Most Biting Quotes
She is better known as one of New York's Algonquin Round Table's vicious circle.
The vicious circle was a group of New York writers, poets, playwrights and novelist who met each day for lunch at the legendary Rainbow Room at the Algonquin hotel.
Dorothy Parker also wrote for the Constant Reader and book reviews that appeared in The New Yorker. Dorothy Parker is legendary for a quick and biting New York wit. I have listed 16 of her famous biting quotes in this article.
1.
"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika"- Dorothy Parker
2.
" I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true"- Dorothy Parker
3.
"I've never been a millionaire but I just know that I'd be darling at it"- Dorothy Parker
4.
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force"-Dorothy Parker. *Note: This is my favorite quote
5.
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity"-Dorothy Parker
6.
"I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more."- Dorothy Parker, Here Lies (1939); "The little hours"
7.
" Men seldom make passes to girls who wear glasses"- Dorothy Parker, Not So Deep as a Well (1937), "Comment"
8.
"She runs the gamut from A to B"- Dorothy Parker, speaking of Katherine Hepburn.
9.
"I require three things in man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid"-Dorothy Parker,
10.
"Ducking for apples- change one letter and it's the story of my life-Dorothy Parker
11.
"One more drink and I'll be under the host"-Dorothy Parker
12.
"I went to convent in New York and was fired finally for my insistence that the Immaculate
Conception was spontaneous combustion"-Dorothy Parker
13.
"Money cannot buy health, but I'll settle for a diamond studded wheelchair"-Dorothy Parker
14.
"The two most beautiful words in the English language are "Check Enclosed"-Dorothy Parker
15. "This is on me" -Dorothy Parker; was a suggestion for her tombstone.
16. "What fresh hell is this." - Dorothy Parker
There you have it, 16 of her best quotes. I hope you enjoyed these Dorothy Parker quotes as much as I loved
sharing them with you. She is one of my favorite writers.
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20 Comments
Post a CommentThe information is incorrect. The room at the Algonquin is the Oak Room. The Rainbow Room is the Rainbow Grill at Rockefeller Center.
This is so interesting and informative. Thank you!
Hi (This is for Sara) Sara, I appreciate the correction. I regret that I didn't catch it on time. Thanks again. Hope you keep reading.
I'm not sure if biting is the right word.
Even her most caustic quip has a come hither result, if not intent. Maybe that's sort of the problem, now that I think of it: the more taken aback, the more creeping and fawning I feel over her.
She seems to know better than anyone that the harder you cast a pendulum away, the more force it returns with.
Number 11 is incomplete. It would be much funnier in its entirety.
I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host.
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Thanks for sharing. I love quote number 5 especially since I am very inquisitive.
As a bartender, I've always been partial to number 11. Thanks for sharing. She was wonderful.
I like #2 as well. Great article.
I like #5, but they're all good. I've known some of them a long time without knowing who said them.