Comments on: The Dorothy Parker S. J. Perelman first met http://www.paul-moor.com/2007/08/20/the-dorothy-parker-s-j-perelman-at-first-met/ Life, people, and Kultur Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:43:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Perry Nelson http://www.paul-moor.com/2007/08/20/the-dorothy-parker-s-j-perelman-at-first-met/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Perry Nelson Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:50:11 +0000 http://www.paul-moor.com/2007/08/20/the-dorothy-parker-s-j-perelman-at-first-met/#comment-168 I can never get enough of stories about her, though I admit the cowardice that I would have been terrified to have met her in person. If she had a "softer side" that was dominant, we might have never known her at all. Few people pay much attention to just another nice, polite person, but the one who can wield a sharp wit with the deft skill of an accomplished swordsman ... ah, fame is that person's destiny. My mother obviously lied to me when she taught me the social graces. I can never get enough of stories about her, though I admit the cowardice that I would have been terrified to have met her in person.

If she had a “softer side” that was dominant, we might have never known her at all. Few people pay much attention to just another nice, polite person, but the one who can wield a sharp wit with the deft skill of an accomplished swordsman … ah, fame is that person’s destiny.

My mother obviously lied to me when she taught me the social graces.

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