Dorothy Parker

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

It's not the tragedies that kill us, it's the messes.

Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up read more

Every year, back comes Spring, with nasty little birds yapping their fool heads off and the ground all mucked up with plants.

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do read more

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.