“Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment.”

— Dorothy Parker, "But the One on the Right" in The New Yorker (1929)

About Dorothy Parker

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

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

“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.”

“Remember that all is opinion.”

“Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”

“Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.”

“I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment.”

“When public opinion changes, it is with the rapidity of thought.”

“Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error and is personal.”