go take your damned tomorrow

The Guardian has an interesting article on Dorothy Parker to coincide with "You Might As Well Live," a play about the writer being performed at the Edinburgh Festival. (Via Maud Newton)

Essential reading: The Portable Dorothy Parker

Unfortunate Coincidence
By the time you swear you’re his,
Shivering and sighing,
And he vows his passion is
Infinite, undying—
Lady, make a note of this:
One of you is lying.
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