Fran Lebowitz

Journalist

1950-10-27

Books by Fran Lebowitz

Metropolitan Life
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The Fran Lebowitz reader
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Social studies
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Quotes by Fran Lebowitz

If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.
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Chocolate is an excellent flavor for ice cream but both unreasonable and disconcerting in chewing gum.
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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.
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Now, nature, as I am only too aware, has her enthusiasts, but on the whole, I am not to be counted among them. To put it bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.
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Reading is better than life. Without reading, you're stuck with life.
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I prefer dead writers because you don't run into them at parties.
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There's no equivalent to Mozart in writing.
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Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.
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All the time I'm not writing I feel like a criminal. It's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It's much more relaxing to actually write.
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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.
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Think before you speak. Read before you think.
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In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.
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Think before you speak. Read before you think.
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Reading is better than life. Without reading, you're stuck with life.
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Chocolate is an excellent flavor for ice cream but both unreasonable and disconcerting in chewing gum.
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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.
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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.
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All the time I'm not writing I feel like a criminal. It's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It's much more relaxing to actually write.
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If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.
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