Dorothy Parker was born on this day 121 years ago. She was an extraordinary mind and a wonderful writer, capable of eliciting a giggle from absolutely anyone. To celebrate her genius we’ve put together 10 of our favourite Parkerisms. Enjoy! “I hate writing, I love having written.” “Four be the things I’d have been better without: love, curiosity, freckles and doubt.” “I require thre... Read more

The 19th century British philosopher John Stuart Mill once remarked, “The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.” The world of writing is filled with just the eccentric folk Mill was talking about. We’ve pi... Read more