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.
FRAN LEBOWITZEven when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Nature is by and large to be found out of doors, a location where, it cannot be argued, there are never enough comfortable chairs.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word – politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
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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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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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You’re only as good as your last haircut.
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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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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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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.
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Don’t bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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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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My favorite animal is steak.
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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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