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People ought to be one of two things, young or dead.
Dorothy Parker
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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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But I don't give up I forget why not.
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Art is a form of catharsis emotional release, purging, cleansing, purifying.
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If you wear a short enough skirt, the party will come to you.
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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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Gratitude - the meanest and most snivelling attribute in the world.
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Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you And that cleans up the matter.
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Flowers are heaven's masterpiece.
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Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.
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Hollywood is the one place on earth where you could die of encouragement.
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[Completely bored by a country weekend, wiring to a friend:] For heaven's sake, rush me a loaf of bread, enclosing saw and file.
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