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Years are only garments, and you either wear them with style all your life, or else you go dowdy to the grave.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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[On being shown an apartment by a real estate agent:] Oh, dear, that's much too big. All I need is room enough to lay a hat and a few friends.
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London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful.
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I misremember who first was cruel enough to nurture the cocktail party into life. But perhaps it would be not too much to say, in fact it would be not enough to say, that it was not worth the trouble.
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[On the ringing of her doorbell or telephone:] What fresh hell is this?
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