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Dorothy Parker

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Dorothy Parker
Age: 73 †
Born: 1893
Born: August 22
Died: 1967
Died: June 7
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All I have to be thankful for in this world is that I was sitting down when my garter busted.
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Why, after all, should readers never be harrowed? Surely there is enough happiness in life without having to go to books for it.
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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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Now I know the things I know, and I do the things I do and if you do not like me so, to hell, my love, with you!
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Daily dawns another day I must up, to make my way. Though I dress and drink and eat, Move my fingers and my feet, Learn a little, here and there, Weep and laugh and sweat and swear, Hear a song, or watch a stage, Leave some words upon a page, Claim a foe, or hail a friend- Bed awaits me at the end.
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Now, look, baby, 'Union' is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.
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