“Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”

— Dorothy Parker, 'News Item', Enough Rope (1926)

About Dorothy Parker

American poet, critic and satirist, known for sharp wit and for the verse collection 'Enough Rope' (1926).

“Salary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart.”

“I'm never going to accomplish anything; that's perfectly clear to me.”

“And I'll stay away from Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.”

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”

“I can resist everything except temptation.”

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“I have nothing to declare except my genius.”

“The report of my death was an exaggeration.”

“People that make puns are like wanton boys that put coppers on the railroad tracks.”

“A man may be a fool and not know it—but not if he is married.”