![]() (Actually, this quote attributed to Parker is a paraphrase. “The two most beautiful words in the English language are 'cheque enclosed.'" “I hate writing, I love having written.”Ĩ. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that's too adorable, I'd rather have money."ħ. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.”Ħ. “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. ![]() “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.” ON WRITING:ĥ. “Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone.”Ĥ. “You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.” ON BEAUTY:ģ. “Their pooled emotions wouldn’t fill a teaspoon.”Ģ. ![]() As luck would have it, many of her quotes apply to the current state of the world just fine. Had Dorothy Parker been a supercentenarian, she would have been 123 years old today-and she surely would have had some great observations about life in 2016. ![]()
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