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Fran Lebowitz Quotes

Why not have your first baby at sixty, when your husband is already dead and your career is over? Then you can really devote yourself to it Picture Quote #1

Being poor is like being a child. Being rich is like being an adult: you get to do whatever you want. Everyone is nice when they have to be; rich people are nice when they feel like it Picture Quote #1

Modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation Picture Quote #1

Communists all seem to wear small caps, a look I consider better suited to tubes of toothpaste than to people Picture Quote #1

When I saw a phone on a plane for the first time, I panicked... I thought people were going to call me Picture Quote #1

When I’m supposed to be writing I clean my apartment, take my clothes to the laundry, get organized, make lists, do the dishes. I would never do a dish unless I had to write Picture Quote #1

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Middle class was defined by having certain values and only a certain amount of money. But this new middle class seems to have absolutely no values and an unlimited amount of money Picture Quote #1

Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling Picture Quote #1

I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare Picture Quote #1

I don’t like the kind of country living where you have to help. I like country living where there is help Picture Quote #1

There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air Picture Quote #1

Life was certainly more entertaining when people were indulging their vices as opposed to going to meetings to indulge in a new vice: discussing their innermost thoughts in public Picture Quote #1

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I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work Picture Quote #1

Life is so absurd now that it is almost impossible to be a satirist in this era Picture Quote #1

I have a hard time writing. Most writers have a hard time writing. I have a harder time than most because I’m lazier than most. I don’t want to brag, but I’m the laziest person I have ever known Picture Quote #1

A dog who thinks he is a man’s best friend is a dog who obviously has never met a tax lawyer Picture Quote #1

Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut?? Picture Quote #1

American women think that clothes fit them if they can fit into them. But that’s not at all what fit means Picture Quote #1

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I always make a big effort to make a distinction between what is actually worse or what is just worse about not being 21. Of course, it’s much worse not to be 21. This is a given. But there are things that are worse Picture Quote #1

Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature Picture Quote #1

To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I mean to be taken. That is my desire Picture Quote #1

All the time I’m not writing I feel like a criminal. It’s horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It’s much more relaxing to actually write Picture Quote #1

It’s much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It’s harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as advice to the lovelorn. If they took advice, they wouldn’t be lovelorn Picture Quote #1

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In conversation you can use timing, a look, an inflection. But on the page all you have is commas, dashes, the amount of syllables in a word. When I write, I read everything out loud to get the right rhythm Picture Quote #1

How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses Picture Quote #1

Smoking is, if not my life, then at least my hobby. I love to smoke. Smoking is fun. Smoking is cool. Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult Picture Quote #1

What starts love is your ability to stupefy and blind yourself to the point of being able to fall in love. What stops it is waking up Picture Quote #1

Any artist who has that quality of timelessness has that quality because they tell the truth Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t say that I dislike the young. I’m simply not a fan of naïveté Picture Quote #1

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Why not have your first baby at sixty, when your husband is already dead and your career is over? Then you can really devote yourself to it (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Being poor is like being a child. Being rich is like being an adult: you get to do whatever you want. Everyone is nice when they have to be; rich people are nice when they feel like it (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Communists all seem to wear small caps, a look I consider better suited to tubes of toothpaste than to people (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) When I saw a phone on a plane for the first time, I panicked... I thought people were going to call me (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) When I’m supposed to be writing I clean my apartment, take my clothes to the laundry, get organized, make lists, do the dishes. I would never do a dish unless I had to write (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Middle class was defined by having certain values and only a certain amount of money. But this new middle class seems to have absolutely no values and an unlimited amount of money (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Marriage entitles women to the protection of a strong man who will steady the stepladder while they paint the kitchen ceiling (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I don’t like the kind of country living where you have to help. I like country living where there is help (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Life was certainly more entertaining when people were indulging their vices as opposed to going to meetings to indulge in a new vice: discussing their innermost thoughts in public (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Life is so absurd now that it is almost impossible to be a satirist in this era (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I have a hard time writing. Most writers have a hard time writing. I have a harder time than most because I’m lazier than most. I don’t want to brag, but I’m the laziest person I have ever known (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) A dog who thinks he is a man’s best friend is a dog who obviously has never met a tax lawyer (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut?? (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) American women think that clothes fit them if they can fit into them. But that’s not at all what fit means (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I always make a big effort to make a distinction between what is actually worse or what is just worse about not being 21. Of course, it’s much worse not to be 21. This is a given. But there are things that are worse (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I mean to be taken. That is my desire (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) All the time I’m not writing I feel like a criminal. It’s horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It’s much more relaxing to actually write (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) It’s much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It’s harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) There’s no such thing as advice to the lovelorn. If they took advice, they wouldn’t be lovelorn (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) In conversation you can use timing, a look, an inflection. But on the page all you have is commas, dashes, the amount of syllables in a word. When I write, I read everything out loud to get the right rhythm (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) How do you know if your child is a writer? Your obstetrician holds his stethoscope to your abdomen and only hears excuses (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Smoking is, if not my life, then at least my hobby. I love to smoke. Smoking is fun. Smoking is cool. Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) What starts love is your ability to stupefy and blind yourself to the point of being able to fall in love. What stops it is waking up (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Any artist who has that quality of timelessness has that quality because they tell the truth (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I wouldn’t say that I dislike the young. I’m simply not a fan of naïveté (Fran Lebowitz Quotes)

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