Dorothy Parker

He lies below, correct in cypress wood, And entertains the most exclusive worms.

Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you; And that cleans up the matter.

Sorrow is tranquility remembered in emotion.

On the Yale prom: If all the girls attending it were laid end to end - I wouldn't be at all surprised.

She was always pleased to have him come and never sorry to see him go.

They sicken of the calm, who know the storm.

One more drink and I'll be under the host.

Of Katharine Hepburn in play "The Lake," 1933: She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.

Most good women are hidden treasures who are only safe because nobody looks for them.

Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.