Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Dorothy Parker, The Art of Fiction No. 13
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Dorothy Parker explains why quippy screenplay dialogue is exhausting.
Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.
Dorothy Parker, The Art of Fiction No. 13
(via theparisreview)
Dorothy Parker explains why quippy screenplay dialogue is exhausting.