To a supercilious youth who said he "simply couldn't bear fools":
"How odd. Your mother could apparently."

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On hearing that President Calvin Coolidge had died:
"How could they tell?"

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I was the toast of two contintents : Greenland and Australia.

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Of her second husband:
"Oh, don't worry about Alan. Alan will always land on somebody's feet."

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News Item

Men seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.

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Godspeed

Oh, seek, my love, your newer way;
I'll not be left in sorrow.
So long as I have yesterday,
Go rake your damned tomorrow!

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Her own epitaph:
"Excuse My Dust"

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You know, that woman speaks eighteen languages. And she can't say "No" in any of them.

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Time doth flit,
Oh shit!

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Her own epitaph:
"Excuse My Dust"

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Theodore Dreiser
Should ought to write nicer.

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Her own epitaph:
"Excuse My Dust"

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On being warned by her doctor that if she didn't stop drinking she would be dead within a month:
"Promises, promises!"

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After spending some time in the company of a handsome sun-burnt young film star in Hollywood:
"Ah yes. His is the hue of availability."

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Theodore Dreiser
Should ought to write nicer.

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On being asked if she was going to join Alcoholics Anonymous :
"Certainly not. They'd want me to stop now."

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Did you ever realise there are just no dogs in Philadelphia? Oh, what an ugly place.

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To a friend who was upset that he had to get rid of his cat:
"Have you tried curiosity?"

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Lips that taste of tears are the best for kissing.

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