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
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Notoriously insensitive to subtle shifts in moods, children will persist in discussing the color of a recently sighted cement mixer long after one's interest in the topic has waned
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I am alternately very gregarious - very sociable - and then very solitary.
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.
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Breakfast cereals that come in the same colors as polyester leisure suits make oversleeping a virtue.
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There are certain relationships I think I'm great at: I'm the world's greatest daughter. I'm a great relative. I believe I'm a great friend.
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Special-interest publications should realize that if they are attracting enough advertising and readers to make a profit, the interest is not so special.
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The only appropriate response to the question, 'Can I be frank?' is, 'Yes, if I can be Barbara.
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Nothing succeeds like address.
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No one earns $100 million. You steal $100 million.
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Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one.
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That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires - smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge - are basically solitary pursuits.
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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.
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I never had a typewriter. I never had any machines.