“Authors and actors and artists and such – Never know nothing, and never know much” – Dorothy Parker
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"Authors and actors and artists and such – Never know nothing, and never know much" – Dorothy Parker
"Authors and actors and artists and such – Never know nothing, and never know much" – Dorothy Parker
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