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I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.

Fran Lebowitz

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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Morristown
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Frances Ann Lebowitz
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