More quotes by Dorothy Parker

"I hate writing, I love having written."
"There's a hell of a distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words."[Interview, The Paris Review, Summer 1956]"
"I require three things in a man: he must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid."
"If I had a shiny gun I could have a world of fun Speeding bullets through the brains Of the folks that cause me pains :)"
"The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires."