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 LEBOWITZThere is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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If you are truly serious abut preparing your child for the future, don’t teach him to subtract teach him to deduct.
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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Polite conversation is rarely either.
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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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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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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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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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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.
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