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The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.
Fran Lebowitz
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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Frances Ann Lebowitz
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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.
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The conversational overachiever is someone whose grasp exceeds his reach. This is possible but not attractive.
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Until I was about 7, I thought books were just there, like trees. When I learned that people actually wrote them, I wanted to, too, because all children aspire to inhuman feats like flying. Most people grow up to realize they can't fly. Writers are people who don't grow up to realize they can't be God.
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Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Knowingness is sexy. The opposite of sexy is naivete.
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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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Forcing people into a situation where they're supposed to adore each other is probably bad. But letting people get on and off the 6 train without stabbing each other, that's good.
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It's much easier to write a solemn book than a funny book. It's harder to make people laugh than it is to make them cry. People are always on the verge of tears.
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All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.
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There are too many books. The books are terrible. And this is because you have been taught to have self-esteem.
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When I was young, boys didn't type.
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In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.
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If you're going to America, bring your own food.
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I had to go on TV with the president of the Catholic League, which is not an official organization at all, just a lot of Catholics, or maybe it's just this guy. He demanded to de-fund art completely and argued that taxpayers should not pay for it. I said people who represent the Catholic Church shouldn't talk about taxes.
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If your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.
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I'm a horrible girlfriend. I always was. I'm great at the beginning, because I can be very romantic.
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Generally speaking, the poorer person summers where he winters.
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I just write when fear overtakes me.
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