Brevity is the soul of lingerie.
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Quotes by Dorothy Parker
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Where's the man could ease a heart Like a satin gown?
It costs me never a stab nor squirm To tread by chance upon a worm. “Aha, my little dear,” I say, “Your clan will pay me back one day.”
Men seldom make passes At girls who wear glasses.
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is a thing that can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Roumania.
Woman wants monogamy; Man delights in novelty. Love is woman's moon and sun; Man has other forms of fun.… With this the gist and sum of it, What earthly good can come of it?
He'd have the best, and that was none too good; No barrier could hold, before his terms. He lies below, correct in cypress wood, And entertains the most exclusive worms.
Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.
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