Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
FRAN LEBOWITZVegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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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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The opposite of talking isn’t listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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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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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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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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