Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
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.
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No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
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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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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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