This is a major celebration in my family.
“Tell him I was too fucking busy – or vice versa.”
I have a few of her books. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Parker!
Rivkah, why is it a major celebration in your family?
Because it’s Dorothy Parker.
Star Wars Day and Election Day are also very big around here too.
Today is a little lower key than usual, because it’s Shabbat, but after sundown, the Scotch comes out.
Very sensible, down to earth lady.
If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.
- From a review of the revised edition of “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White published in Esquire, November 1959.
Thanks, Rivkah! I can get behind “Because it’s Dorothy Parker.” And I agree that that is a great reason to celebrate with a glass of Scotch this evening.
I’ll drink it while I read my copy of Enough Rope. 