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I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work.
Fran Lebowitz
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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Morristown
NJ
Frances Ann Lebowitz
Robert Paine Cook
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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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