There's a helluva distance between wise-cracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wise-cracking is simply calisthenics with words.

Dorothy Parker

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Topic

Jokes

Author

Dorothy Parker

Source

Paris Review

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United States

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Citation

Parker, Dorothy. "The Art of Fiction." The Paris Review, Summer 1956, Issue 13, p. 80.

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