More from Fran Lebowitz
Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz 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.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
Fran LebowitzFran Lebowitz
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