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
new-york people would-be
If there were, say, only 10 percent of the hotels that exist now, there would be all these apartments for people who live in New York, as opposed to people visiting New York. And then all this junk in the theater, we would no longer need the kind of stuff that tourists like.
life food animal
My favorite animal is steak.
women people original-thought
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.
inspirational wisdom book
Think before you speak. Read before you think.
artist interesting people
The first people who died of AIDS were artists. They were the most interesting people.
inspirational real math
In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
heart people house
I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.
sweet art writing
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.
real
To me, O'Hara is the real Fitzgerald.
mother reading important
[On not reading newspapers:] If something important happens, your mother calls you.
fun party science
Scientists are rarely to be counted among the fun people. Awkward at parties, shy with strangers, deficient in irony - they have had no choice but to turn their attention to the close study of everyday objects.
lunch rome people
In Rome people spend most of their time having lunch. And they do it very well - Rome is unquestionably the lunch capital of the world.
fashion style
All style is personal - that's what distinguishes it from fashion.
passion hobbies gains
A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain.