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Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep.
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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When I was very little, say five or six, I became aware of the fact that people wrote books. Before that, I thought that God wrote books. I thought a book was a manifestation of nature, like a tree.
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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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I stopped taking drugs when I was 19, and who wants to drive a cab around New York with drugs in their car?
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Because I was young, I had this long hair, and people used to try to tip me with joints.
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I hate all jobs. I've never had a job I liked.
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I drank my lifetime supply of alcohol and I took my lifetime supply of drugs between the ages of 15 and 19.
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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.
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Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
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Breakfast cereals that come in the same colors as polyester leisure suits make oversleeping a virtue.
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Middle class was defined by having certain values and only a certain amount of money. But this new middle class seems to have absolutely no values and an unlimited amount of money.
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Smoking is, if not my life, then at least my hobby. I love to smoke. Smoking is fun. Smoking is cool. Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult.
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Scientists - the crowd that for dash and style make the general public look like the Bloomsbury set.
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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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Los Angeles is a large city-like area surrounding the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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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.
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Telling someone he looks healthy isn't a compliment -- it's a second opinion.
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I'm not a Communist. I'm an American. I'm a capitalist. I mean, I'm not a very good capitalist, myself. I'm not very good at it, but it's not that I'm not for capitalism. But people who believe in things like corporate citizenship, it's idiotic. I mean, it shows you're an idiot.
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I'm not a nervous person. I'm not afraid to be on TV. I'm only afraid when I write. When I'm at my desk I feel like most people would feel if they went on TV.
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I think one manifestation of integrity is holding a grudge. Saying no is a little different. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards.
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I don't like the kind of country living where you have to help. I like country living where there is help.
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