Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them.
FRAN LEBOWITZWhen you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
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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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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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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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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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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior.
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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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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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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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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.
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Success didn’t spoil me, I’ve always been insufferable.
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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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