04UndatedThere is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness and death.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
05UndatedIf 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.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
06UndatedThe best fame is a writer's fame. It's enough to get a table at a good restaurant, but not enough to get you interrupted when you eat.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
07UndatedMagazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
08UndatedAll the time I'm not writing I feel like a criminal. It's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. It's much more relaxing to actually write.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
11UndatedReading is better than life. Without reading, you’re stuck with life.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
12UndatedNow, nature, as I am only too aware, has her enthusiasts, but on the whole, I am not to be counted among them. To put it bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
13UndatedThere is one thing that has disappeared, not just from the U.S. but from the entire world, is the idea of ever being embarrassed by anything.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
14UndatedChocolate is an excellent flavor for ice cream but both unreasonable and disconcerting in chewing gum.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
15UndatedIf your sexual fantasies were truly of interest to others, they would no longer be fantasies.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
18UndatedPeople have been cooking and eating for thousands of years, so if you are the very first to have thought of adding lime juice to scalloped potatoes try to understand there must be a reason for this.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
19UndatedI love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use. Pleasant because one is in the best possible company and safe because sleep is the consummate protection against the unseemliness that is the invariable consequence of being awake. What you don't know won't hurt you. Sleep is death without the responsibility.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
20UndatedWhen you leave New York, you are astonished at how clean the rest of the world is. Clean is not enough.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
21UndatedAs a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.Fran Lebowitz / quote ↗
