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And I'll stay off Verlaine too he was always chasing Rimbauds.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
Columnist
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Dorothy Rothschild
Dot Rothschild
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ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
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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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