Dorothy Parker
American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style<\/em>. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they\u2019re happy.\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Posted from Langley, British Columbia<\/p>\n
(but, critics and enemies, my home isn\u2019t unoccupied)<\/p>\n
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