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Hollywood money isn't money. It's congealed snow, melts in your hand, and there you are.
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 like to think of my shining tombstone. It gives me, as you might say, something to live for.
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[When asked what was the inspiration for most of her work:] Need of money, dear.
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Prince or commoner, tenor or bass, Painter or plumber or never-do-well, Do me a favor and shut your face - Poets alone should kiss and tell.
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I like best to have one book in my hand, and a stack of others on the floor beside me, so as to know the supply of poppy and mandragora will not run out before the small hours.
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