I must take issue with the term ‘a mere child’, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
FRAN LEBOWITZI never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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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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I never met anyone who didn’t have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood?
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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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.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
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