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Fran Lebowitz quotes

American Journalist October 27, 1951

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Fran Lebowitz quote: "As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you..."
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. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try."
Your life story would not make a good book. Don't even try. Fran Lebowitz
I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use. Pleasant because one is in the best possible company and safe because sleep is the consummate protection against the unseemliness that is the invariable consequence of being awake. What you don't know won't hurt you. Sleep is death without the responsibility. Fran Lebowitz
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. Fran Lebowitz
The girl in your class who suggests that this year the Drama Club put on The Bald Soprano will be a thorn in people's sides all of her life. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Perhaps the least cheering statement ever made on the subject..."
Perhaps the least cheering statement ever made on the subject of art is that life imitates it. Fran Lebowitz
Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep."
Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Life is something you do when you can’t get to sleep."
Life is something you do when you can’t get to sleep. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep."
Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra."
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra. Fran Lebowitz
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
Fran Lebowitz quote: "All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children..."
All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable. Fran Lebowitz
The best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat. Fran Lebowitz
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one’s soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive – you are leaking. Fran Lebowitz

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