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Fran Lebowitz Quotes

Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing like being old to be sure of everything Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in anything you have to believe in Picture Quote #1

The first step in having any successful war is getting people to fight it Picture Quote #1

In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled Picture Quote #1

The main symptom of falling in love is that you lose your intellectual prowess Picture Quote #1

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Do not approach with anything even resembling assurance a restaurant that moves Picture Quote #1

If you can stay in love for more than two years, you’re on something Picture Quote #1

I love being in love. I don’t think anything compares with it, though I consider it very disruptive Picture Quote #1

I’m not interested in being a wife. I’m interested in being an empress Picture Quote #1

The thing you love right away, don’t do it, because that’s the very thing that’s going to be your addiction for the rest of your life Picture Quote #1

Now the culture is made of old things, it’s a collage. Art made out of art is not art. You’re supposed to make art out of life Picture Quote #1

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I always liked people who are older. Of course, every year it gets harder to find them Picture Quote #1

The second I learned to read in first grade, when I was 5, I preferred it to life. And I still do Picture Quote #1

I think humor is warmer, and wit is colder. Wit is judgment, whereas humor invites some sort of response Picture Quote #1

I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of writing and then I’m afraid of not writing Picture Quote #1

I’m such a slow writer I have no need for anything as fast as a word processor. I don’t need anything so snappy. I write so slowly that I could write in my own blood without hurting myself Picture Quote #1

I write a sentence a thousand times, changing it all the time to look at it in different ways Picture Quote #1

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That which we call civilization is merely the accumulated debris of a chilling number of bad nights Picture Quote #1

I happen to love a good run almost as much as sex. Like sex, there are often times I don’t think I’m interested until I’m into it. Unlike sex, I do have to get out of bed and into the elements. I hate leaving bed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Should you be a teenager blessed with uncommon good looks, document this state of affairs by the taking of photographs. It is the only way anyone will ever believe you in years to come Picture Quote #1

Did it ever occur to anyone that if you put nice libraries in public schools you wouldn’t have to put them in prisons? Picture Quote #1

Raisins are a thing that lasts, they come in small boxes, and you always feel like eating raisins, even at six in the morning. A raisin is always an appropriate snack Picture Quote #1

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Cheese that is required by law to append the word food to its title does not go well with red wine or fruit Picture Quote #1

White grapes are very attractive but when it comes to dessert people generally like cake with icing Picture Quote #1

Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner guest is left with the impression that had he only come a little earlier he could have gotten it while it was still hot Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have children and you don’t have a job, you have time for friendship... People who have jobs are not the best friends to have. It’s better to be friends with people who are unemployed Picture Quote #1

A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain Picture Quote #1

I’m like the laziest person who ever lived. It’s amazing to me I even sit up Picture Quote #1

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Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) There’s nothing like being old to be sure of everything (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I don’t believe in anything you have to believe in (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) The first step in having any successful war is getting people to fight it (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) The main symptom of falling in love is that you lose your intellectual prowess (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Do not approach with anything even resembling assurance a restaurant that moves (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) If you can stay in love for more than two years, you’re on something (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I love being in love. I don’t think anything compares with it, though I consider it very disruptive (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I’m not interested in being a wife. I’m interested in being an empress (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) The thing you love right away, don’t do it, because that’s the very thing that’s going to be your addiction for the rest of your life (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Now the culture is made of old things, it’s a collage. Art made out of art is not art. You’re supposed to make art out of life (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I always liked people who are older. Of course, every year it gets harder to find them (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) The second I learned to read in first grade, when I was 5, I preferred it to life. And I still do (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I think humor is warmer, and wit is colder. Wit is judgment, whereas humor invites some sort of response (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I think writing for me has always been a matter of fear. Writing is fear and not writing is fear. I am afraid of writing and then I’m afraid of not writing (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I’m such a slow writer I have no need for anything as fast as a word processor. I don’t need anything so snappy. I write so slowly that I could write in my own blood without hurting myself (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I write a sentence a thousand times, changing it all the time to look at it in different ways (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) That which we call civilization is merely the accumulated debris of a chilling number of bad nights (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I happen to love a good run almost as much as sex. Like sex, there are often times I don’t think I’m interested until I’m into it. Unlike sex, I do have to get out of bed and into the elements. I hate leaving bed (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) 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 (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Should you be a teenager blessed with uncommon good looks, document this state of affairs by the taking of photographs. It is the only way anyone will ever believe you in years to come (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Did it ever occur to anyone that if you put nice libraries in public schools you wouldn’t have to put them in prisons? (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Raisins are a thing that lasts, they come in small boxes, and you always feel like eating raisins, even at six in the morning. A raisin is always an appropriate snack (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Cheese that is required by law to append the word food to its title does not go well with red wine or fruit (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) White grapes are very attractive but when it comes to dessert people generally like cake with icing (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner guest is left with the impression that had he only come a little earlier he could have gotten it while it was still hot (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) If you don’t have children and you don’t have a job, you have time for friendship... People who have jobs are not the best friends to have. It’s better to be friends with people who are unemployed (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) A hobby is, of course, an abomination, as are all consuming interests and passions that do not lead directly to large, personal gain (Fran Lebowitz Quotes) I’m like the laziest person who ever lived. It’s amazing to me I even sit up (Fran Lebowitz Quotes)

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