My Go To Woman ~ Dorothy Parker

There’s days when I need Dorothy Parker to entertain me and this is one of them. No matter what, she’ll change the subject, bring a smile, a shake of the head or pure wonderment.

Honesty means nothing until you are tested under circumstances where you are sure you could get away with dishonesty. (Dorothy Parker)

 

Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye. (Dorothy Parker)

 

Time may be a great healer but it’s a lousy beautician. (Dorothy Parker)

 

There’s a hell of a difference between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words. (Dorothy Parker)

 

That woman speaks eighteen languages and can’t say ‘No’ in any of them. Dorothy Parker).

 

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Author: socialbridge

I am a sociologist and writer from Ireland. I have worked as a social researcher for 30 years and have had a lifelong passion for writing. My main research interests relate to health care and sense of place.

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