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You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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Monmouth County
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The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.
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[When asked what was the inspiration for most of her work:] Need of money, dear.
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Flowers are heaven's masterpiece.
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If I don't drive around the park, I'm pretty sure to make my mark. If I'm in bed each night by ten, I may get back my looks again. If I abstain from fun and such, I'll probably amount to much But I shall stay the way I am, Because I do not give a damn.
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She will never win him, whose words had shown she feared to lose.
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Pictures pass me in long review,-- Marching columns of dead events. I was tender, and, often, true Ever a prey to coincidence. Always knew I the consequence Always saw what the end would be. We're as Nature has made us -- hence I loved them until they loved me.
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I wouldn't touch a superlative again with an umbrella.
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