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Women and elephants never forget.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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I don't want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading.
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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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