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
ideas world embarrassment
There is one thing that has disappeared, not just from the U.S. but from the entire world, is the idea of ever being embarrassed by anything.
people like-you natural
Once you go outside your natural audience, there are tons of people that don't like you.
believe cashmere i-believe
I do not believe in God. I believe in cashmere.
relationship children rain
Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won't feel like watching.
boys young type
When I was young, boys didn't type.
book school writing
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
sex children humorous
Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
style crowds looks
Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
talking literature attractive
The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
funny suicide nature
If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.
typewriters machines
I never had a typewriter. I never had any machines.
sex fantasy interest
If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.
writing punishment screenwriting
Screenwriting is not an artform, it is a punishment from God.
morning writing midnight
I never would start writing before midnight and I would finish at, like, seven in the morning.