Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
FRAN LEBOWITZYour life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
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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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I’ve done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.
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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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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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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step – it is an old business procedure.
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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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Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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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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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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Scientists – the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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.
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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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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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