“Prince or commoner, tenor or bass,
Painter or plumber or never-do-well,
Do me a favor and shut your face -
Poets alone should kiss and tell.”

Source: The Collected Dorothy Parker

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American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist 1893–1967

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