It's Dorothy Parker's birthday—let's celebrate with a few choice quotes often attributed to her. I can't vouch for their accuracy or authenticity, and the images are not my own.
Delightful! Her martini observation reminds of James Thurber's (imho brilliant) caution to the effect of "One is alright. Two is too many. And three is never enough."
I'm so pleased to see somebody else excited about Dorothy Parker's birthday! I LOVE these quotes, especially the one about the girls at the Yale prom. Here's my post to celebrate her wit, with some quotes, naturally. Hope you enjoy! http://thegreatkh.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/dorothy-parker-and-vicious-circle.html
Named for Katie-Bar-The-Door, the Katies are "alternate Oscars"—who should have been nominated, who should have won—but really they're just an excuse to write a history of the movies from the Silent Era to the present day.
To see a list of nominees and winners by decade, as well as links to my essays about them, click the highlighted links:
Remember: There are no wrong answers, only movies you haven't seen yet.
The Silent Oscars
And don't forget to check out the Silent Oscars—my year-by-year choices for best picture, director and all four acting categories for the pre-Oscar years, 1902-1927.
Look at me—Joe College, with a touch of arthritis. Are my eyes really brown? Uh, no, they're green. Would we have the nerve to dive into the icy water and save a person from drowning? That's a key question. I, of course, can't swim, so I never have to face it. Say, haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning and asking a lot of fool questions?
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Delightful! Her martini observation reminds of James Thurber's (imho brilliant) caution to the effect of "One is alright. Two is too many. And three is never enough."
I'm so pleased to see somebody else excited about Dorothy Parker's birthday! I LOVE these quotes, especially the one about the girls at the Yale prom. Here's my post to celebrate her wit, with some quotes, naturally. Hope you enjoy! http://thegreatkh.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/dorothy-parker-and-vicious-circle.html
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