Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann "Fran" Lebowitzis an American author and public speaker. Lebowitz is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities. Some reviewers have called her a modern-day Dorothy Parker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEssayist
Date of Birth27 October 1950
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
writing mines
There is nothing more mine than my writing, nothing I'm more proprietary about.
new-york done diners
One [New York] eatery is a remodeled diner that looks like what Busby Berkeley would have done if only he hadn't had the money.
years surprise trump
New Yorkers, we've seen Donald Trump for, like, 30 years; we know who he is. So he wasn't a surprise to me.
mother reading important
[On not reading newspapers:] If something important happens, your mother calls you.
fashion appearance colour
I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.
fantasy bumper-sticker settling
Abandon the search for Truth; settle for a good fantasy
dog men thinking
A dog who thinks he is a man's best friend is a dog who obviously has never met a tax lawyer.
people stabbing situation
Forcing people into a situation where they're supposed to adore each other is probably bad. But letting people get on and off the 6 train without stabbing each other, that's good.
mean people special
Now people need special costumes to ride bicycles. I mean, a helmet, what, are you an astronaut??
mean thinking clothes
American women think that clothes fit them if they can fit into them. But that's not at all what fit means.
falling-in-love sex love-is
The main symptom of falling in love is that you lose your intellectual prowess.
new-york cities desire
I am a New Yorker. I like New York. And I like cities. And it's not my desire to make New York more suburban. I would personally just like to vet each person.
museums perfect quests
A woman's quest in life should be to find the perfect apartment. And I have found the perfect apartment. The perfect apartment is the first floor of the Metropolitan Museum. With a sofa.
circles modern-life crash
When I fly, I'm never afraid the plane is going to crash. But there have often been times when I was afraid it wouldn't crash. I was just afraid it was going to circle O'Hare for the rest of my life.