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Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) was an American short-story
writer, poet, and critic best known for her satiric wit
This excerpt is from her essay titled Henry' in her book
Men Im Not Married To.
from "Henry"
by Dorothy Parker
You would really be surprised at the number of
things that Henry knows just a shade more
about than anybody else does. Naturally he
can't help realizing this about himself, but you
mustn't think for a minute that he has let it
spoil him. On the contrary... [w]hen it comes
to giving his time and his energy there is
nobody who could not admit that Henry is
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generous. To a fault, I have even heard people
go so far as to say.
... And that is the way Henry is about
everything. He will stroll over to a tennis court,
and stand on the side lines, at what I am sure
must be great personal inconvenience, calling
words of advice and suggestion for sets at a
stretch. I have even known him to follow his
friends all the way around a golf course,
offering constructive criticism on their form as
he goes. I tell you, in this day and generation,
you don't find many people who will go as far
out of their way for their friends as Henry does.
And I am far from being the only one who says
so, too.
strong friendships are based on emotion rather than
intellect.
Friends who remain detached from others may risk
friendships that expose their faults.
Friends who flaunt their perceived superiority may
risk losing friendships.
Most friendships are complicated because people are
imperfect.