Ian White12/30/2010: Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker was an American poet and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles.
From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed as her involvement in left-wing politics led to a place on the infamous Hollywood blacklist.
"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'
It serves me right for keeping all my eggs in one bastard.
That woman speaks eighteen languages, and can't say No in any of them.
I like to have a martini,
Two at the very most.
After three I'm under the table,
after four I'm under my host.
You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.
