Romantic 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.
FRAN LEBOWITZAndy Warhol made fame more famous.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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Ifyou have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
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To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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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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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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