Fran Lebowitz Quotes

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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a tail.
- Fran Lebowitz

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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Life is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep.
- Fran Lebowitz

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The opposite of talking is not listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Violet will be a good color for hair at just about the same time that brunette becomes a good color for flowers.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
- Fran Lebowitz

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My favorite animal is steak.
- Fran Lebowitz

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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
- Fran Lebowitz

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There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.
— Fran Lebowitz

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Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.
- Fran Lebowitz

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Your life story would not make a good book. Don’t even try.
- Fran Lebowitz