
The Fran Lebowitz Reader

“Your right to wear a mint-green polyester leisure suit ends where it meets my eye.”
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Rather than attempt to answer this question by utilizing the methods of the investigative reporter—legwork, research, and digging for facts—I decided instead to employ those of the irresponsible wag: lying on the sofa, talking on the phone, and making things up.
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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.
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Children make the most desirable opponents in Scrabble as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.
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Ordering in Some Breakfast. Picking Up the Mail. Going Out for Cigarettes. Meeting for a Drink. As you can see, these are largely urban activities and, as such, not ordinarily regarded with much respect by sports enthusiasts. Nevertheless, they all require skill, stamina, and courage. And they all have their penalties and their rewards.
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I consider dining out to be … A pleasure. A nice change. An opportunity to see friends. A romantic interlude. A career.
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If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Your life story would not make a good book. Do not even try.
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It is not true that there is dignity in all work. Some jobs are definitely better than others. It is not hard to tell the good jobs from the bad. People who have good jobs are happy, rich, and well dressed. People who have bad jobs are unhappy, poor and use meat extenders. Those who seek dignity in the type of work that compels them to help hamburg
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People who may very well just be discovering symbolist poetry being allowed to vote