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She Said That? 5/9/18

From Dorothy Parker (1893–1967), American poet, writer, critic, and satirist, “Constant Reader” column, 11/17/28:

I had been fed, in my youth, a lot of old wives’ tales about the way men would instantly forsake a beautiful woman to flock around a brilliant one. It is but fair to say that, after getting out in the world, I had never seen this happen.

She Said That, 9/16/15

From Dorothy Parker, American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist, (1959);

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. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.