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I hate all jobs. I've never had a job I liked.

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 never would start writing before midnight and I would finish at, like, seven in the morning.
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When someone asks, 'Why do you think he's not calling me?' there's always one answer - 'He's not interested.' There's not ever any other answer.
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