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 LEBOWITZMy desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores.
More Fran Lebowitz Quotes
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Andy Warhol made fame more famous.
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Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
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If you’re going to America, bring your own food.
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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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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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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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You can’t go around hoping that most people have sterling moral characters. The most you can hope for is that people will pretend that they do.
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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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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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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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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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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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