I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
FRAN LEBOWITZRomantic love is mental illness. But it’s a pleasurable one. It’s a drug. It distorts reality, and that’s the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
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