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The New Yorker (February 4, 1928)

Salary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart.

— Dorothy Parker

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Salary is no object: I want only enough to keep body and soul apart." in the context of "The New Yorker (February 4, 1928)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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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.