"Wherever she went, including here, it was against her better judgment."

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Duplicated from everyone on my flist: When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal.

by Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

Résumé


Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.




Of all the famous American writers, I'd choose to have her silver tongue. I've already decided that if I ever write a book that's either A) a murder mystery, or B) a vampire novel, I will absolutely title it Among The Roaring Dead.

Comments

[bailunrui.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this. I shall have to check her out as Ms. Parker seems very witty!

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

She is *awesome*. In the post above I link to her poem "Braggart" which is one of my favorites, and always makes me think of the Fang Gang from BTVS.

Some of my favorite quotes:


"One more drink and I'd have been under the host."

-Quoted in Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf (1944)


"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."

-Quoted in You Might as well Live by John Keats (1970)
-Parker's answer when asked to use the word horticulture during a game of Can-You-Give-Me-A-Sentence?


' [On the most beautiful words in the English language] The ones I like...are "cheque" and "enclosed." '

-Quoted in N.Y. Herald Tribune (12 December 1932)