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Fran Lebowitz
Never judge a...
Never judge a cover by its book.
Source: In Metropolitan Life.
-- Fran Lebowitz,...
Very few people...
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the...
Original thought is...
Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly...
Life is something...
Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
Source: In The Observer, 21...
The opposite of...
The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
To put it...
To put it rather 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 3 questions...
The 3 questions of greatest concern are:, 1) Is it attractive?, 2) Is it amusing?, 3) Does it know its...
Ask your child...
Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.
Source: Social...
Bread that must...
Bread that must be sliced with an ax is bread that is too nourishing.
Source:...
Having been unpopular...
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publication.
Polite conversation is...
Polite conversation is rarely either.
Source: Social Studies, 1977
-- Fran...
I must take...
I must take issue with the term a mere child, for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere...
Do not, on...
Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing,...
Children make the...
Children make the most desirable opponents in Scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to...
Nothing succeeds like...
Nothing succeeds like address.
Source: Metropolitan Life, The Nail Bank: Not Just...
To me the...
To me the outdoors is what you must pass through in order to get from your apartment into a...
Remember that as...
Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is...
If you are...
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a...
Even when freshly...
Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be...
Success didn't spoil...
Success didn't spoil me; I've always been insufferable.
Source: In An Uncommon...