Spilling your guts is just exactly as charming as it sounds. Fran Lebowitz More Quotes by Fran Lebowitz More Quotes From Fran Lebowitz Should novels generally be 600 pages? No, they should not. Half of writing, maybe 3/4 of writing, is editing. This seems to be a thing that has not gotten through to them. It's my impression that you could get rid of half of most of these books. These people are not good enough to be this long, but they're apparently also not good enough to be shorter. Fran Lebowitz editing writing book People who are well-known, famous people, I think, make very poor characters for fiction. They make good characters for gossip columns. But not for fiction. Fran Lebowitz character people thinking Do not elicit your child's political opinions. He doesn't know any more than you do. Fran Lebowitz political-opinions knows children Children do not really need money. After all, they don't have to pay rent or send mailgrams. Fran Lebowitz pay children needs modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and ... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation. Fran Lebowitz problem answers science I do not think everyone is created equal. In fact, I know they're not. [The Constitution] means that everyone should have the same laws as everyone else. It doesn't mean that everyone's as smart or as cute or as lucky as everyone else. Fran Lebowitz smart cute mean White grapes are very attractive but when it comes to dessert people generally like cake with icing. Fran Lebowitz cake white food Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess who can carry it off. More often than not the dinner guest is left with the impression that had he only come a little earlier he could have gotten it while it was still hot. Fran Lebowitz dinner-guests hot food Democracy is an interesting, even laudable, notion and there is no question but that when compared to Communism, which is too dull, or Fascism, which is too exciting, it emerges as the most palatable form of government. Fran Lebowitz democracy government interesting You don't have to lay an egg to know if it tastes good. Fran Lebowitz eggs criticism taste A great many people in Los Angeles are on special diets that restrict their intake of synthetic foods. The reason for this appears to be a widely held belief that organically grown fruits and vegetables make the cocaine work faster. Fran Lebowitz vegetables special people It's very important when making a friend to check and see if they have a private plane. People think a good personality trait in a friend is kindness or a sense of humor. No, in a friend a good personality trait is a Gulfstream. Fran Lebowitz friends kindness thinking Children are rarely in the position to lend one a truly interesting sum of money. There are, however, exceptions, and such children are an excellent addition to any party. Fran Lebowitz party children interesting There are two modes of transport in Los Angeles: car and ambulance. Visitors who wish to remain inconspicuous are advised to choose the latter Fran Lebowitz car wish two Did it ever occur to anyone that if you put nice libraries in public schools you wouldn't have to put them in prisons? Fran Lebowitz library nice school I don't believe in anything you have to believe in. Fran Lebowitz dont-believe believe Should you be a teenager blessed with uncommon good looks, document this state of affairs by the taking of photographs. It is the only way anyone will ever believe you in years to come. Fran Lebowitz teenager blessed believe In Rome people spend most of their time having lunch. And they do it very well - Rome is unquestionably the lunch capital of the world. Fran Lebowitz rome lunch people Children are much less annoying [than adults] and they never start trends. Fran Lebowitz trends adults children I hate academic mysteries. As soon as I come across the word 'don' and it's not someone's first name, I close the book. Fran Lebowitz hate names book
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