Who said “Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we…”?

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Dorothy Parker. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Flaw in Paganism" in Death and Taxes (1931)

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“Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)”
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Parker, D. (n.d.). Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.) [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31836-drink-and-dance-and-laugh-and-lie-love/

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Parker, Dorothy. “Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31836-drink-and-dance-and-laugh-and-lie-love/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Parker, Dorothy. “Drink, and dance and laugh and lie, love the reeling midnight through, for tomorrow we shall die! (But, alas, we never do.)” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/31836-drink-and-dance-and-laugh-and-lie-love/.