Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open, and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.


Dorothy Parker in Her Own Words (2004 edition), Taylor Trade Publishing

Dorothy Parker Quotes

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open, and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open, and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open, and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open, and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.