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Fran Lebowitz Quotes
«If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.»
«Romantic love is mental illness. But it's a pleasurable one. It's a drug. It distorts reality, and that's the point of it. It would be impossible to fall in love with someone that you really saw.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| About:
Love,
Romantic love,
Sex
| Keywords:
distorts, drug, fall in, fall in love, illness, pleasurable, romantic, romantic love, saw, the point, The Romantic
«I've done the calculation and your chances of winning the lottery are identical whether you play or not.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| About:
Chance,
Funny
| Keywords:
calculation, chances, identical, lotteries, lottery
«Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| Keywords:
algebra, assure, In Real Life, real life, refusal, stand firm
«I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| About:
Adulthood,
Children
| Keywords:
adult, Company of, infinitely, invariable, issue, preferable, take issue, term
«I place a high moral value on the way people behave. I find it repellent to have a lot, and to behave with anything other than courtesy in the old sense of the word - politeness of the heart, a gentleness of the spirit.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| Keywords:
behave, courtesy, gentleness, heart a, on the way, other than, politeness, repellent
«Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| Keywords:
confection, confections, freshly, obvious, relieved, sticky, tend, washed
«In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz
(Humorist, Writer)
| Keywords:
algebra, assure, assuring, In Real Life, real life, such