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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If you want to get ahead in this world get a lawyer -- not a book.
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I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work.
dog want impulse
I have friends, some of whom are spectacularly good writers, who really want someone to edit them. I don't register that impulse. It's like the impulse for wanting a dog.
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When I started publishing, I got offers to write for big magazines. But I would always say, "Well, it's not that I don't want to write for these big magazines, but you can't edit it."
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The Word Lady: Most Often Used to Describe Someone You Wouldn't Want to Talk to for Even Five Minutes.
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there are two kinds of music - good music and bad music. Good music is music that I want to hear. Bad music is music that I don't want to hear.
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Never relinquish clothing to a hotel valet without first specifically telling him that you want it back.
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When I was young, I liked romance. But to me, romance is the opposite of domestic life. I just don't want anyone in the apartment, not for longer than a few hours.
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. . .to me the outdoors is what you have to pass through in order to get from your apartment into a taxicab.
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Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.
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I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
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Remember that as a teenager you are in the last stage of your life when you will be happy to hear the phone is for you.
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Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not a just cause for book publication