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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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If you looked for things to make you feel hurt and wretched and unnecessary, you were certain to find them.
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If I had a shiny gun I could have a world of fun Speeding bullets through the brains Of the folks that cause me pains :)
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All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted.
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