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It's easier to write about those you hate — just as it's easier to criticize a bad play or a bad book.

Dorothy Parker

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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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