Dorothy Parker in The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes, p. 291

[on an unnamed book] This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

— Dorothy Parker on Novel

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Dorothy Parker

About Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American writer, poet, and critic. A fixture of 1920s literary society known for her acerbic wit and low opinion of romantic relationships, she became a member of the Algonquin Round Table.