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Fran Lebowitz quotes

American Journalist October 27, 1951

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Fran Lebowitz quote: "Food is an important part of a balanced diet."
Food is an important part of a balanced diet. Fran Lebowitz
I never met anyone who didn't have a very smart child. What happens to these children, you wonder, when they reach adulthood? Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Think before you speak. Read before you think."
Think before you speak. Read before you think. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be..."
Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely..."
Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I..."
To lose yourself in a book is the desire of the bookworm. I mean to be taken. That is my desire. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they..."
Children are the most desirable opponents at scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious..."
Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. Fran Lebowitz
My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the..."
When you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "I prefer dead writers because you don't run into them at parties."
I prefer dead writers because you don't run into them at parties. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the..."
I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first..."
Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of..."
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting. Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz quote: "Original thought is like original sin: both happened before..."
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met. Fran Lebowitz

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